Westport Probate Court

Westport Probate Court cases in Fairfield County, Westport, CT

Westport Probate Court is a Connecticut Probate Court (probate district court) with limited jurisdiction over probate and protective matters. It handles decedents' estates and trusts; appointment and oversight of conservators; guardianships of adults with intellectual disability; guardianship of the person of minors; termination of parental rights; adoptions; emancipation of minors; name changes; and certain civil commitment proceedings for psychiatric illness or substance use, including medication orders. The court serves as the local forum for administering these matters within its probate district. It does not hear criminal, traffic, divorce, or general civil lawsuits; those are within the jurisdiction of the Connecticut Superior Court.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Westport Probate Court

Westport Probate Court serves the public by:

- Processing case filings and scheduling hearings.
- Decedents' estates: probate of wills, intestate administration, small estates, creditor claims, fiduciary appointments, inventories, accountings.
- Trusts: trustee appointments, accountings, modifications/terminations.
- Adults: conservatorships (person/estate), temporary conservators, guardians of adults with intellectual disability, protective services orders for at-risk elders, civil commitments for psychiatric illness or substance use, related medication/placement orders.
- Children/family: adoptions, termination of parental rights, guardianship of minors or their estates, name changes, emancipation.
- Issuing decrees and certified copies; managing records consistent with confidentiality laws; guidance on forms and fees.
- Jury services are not provided; matters are decided by a probate judge at noticed hearings.