Stamford Probate Court cases in Fairfield County, Stamford, CT
Stamford Probate Court is a Connecticut Probate District Court serving the City of Stamford. As a limited-jurisdiction court within the state Probate Court system, it handles decedents' estates and wills, trust administration, fiduciary accountings, name changes, adoptions, termination of parental rights, guardianship of minors, emancipation, appointment and oversight of conservators for adults, guardianships of persons with intellectual disability, and involuntary civil commitments and related mental health proceedings. It may also address certain matters involving the property of absent or incapacitated persons and other probate-related authorizations. It does not hear general civil lawsuits, criminal prosecutions, divorces or other family dissolution matters, juvenile delinquency, or traffic offenses; those are handled by the Connecticut Superior Court.
Stamford Probate Court Contact and Location Information
| Court Type: | Probate Court |
| County: | Fairfield |
| Street Address: | 888 Washington Blvd., 8th Floor |
| City: | Stamford |
| Zip Code: | 6904 |
| Phone: | 203-323-2149 |
| Fax: | 203-964-1830 |
| Hours: | Monday - Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Website URL: | http://www.ctprobate.gov/Pages/Welcome.aspx |
| Forms & Filing: | Probate Court Forms |
| Languages: | English / Spanish |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stamford-Probate-Court/213983062095889 |
Services and Case Types Handled in Stamford Probate Court
Stamford Probate Court serves the public by processing case filings, issuing notices and certified decrees, and scheduling hearings. It handles decedents' estates and trusts (admitting wills, appointing fiduciaries, determining heirs, supervising inventories/accountings, approving sales, and construing/modifying trusts). It oversees adult incapacity and mental-health matters (conservators of person/estate, temporary/emergency conservators, guardians for adults with intellectual disability, involuntary psychiatric or substance-use commitments, and medication orders). Children and family cases include guardianship and temporary guardianship, transfer of guardianship, termination of parental rights, adoptions, name changes, and emancipation. The court conducts non-jury hearings, facilitates settlements, and issues orders. It may enter emergency protective orders to safeguard persons or assets in conservatorship/guardianship matters; domestic-violence protective orders are handled by Superior Court. Jury services are not provided.