Saybrook Probate Court cases in Middlesex County, Old Saybrook, CT
Saybrook Probate Court is a Connecticut regional Probate District Court located in Old Saybrook. As part of the statewide Probate Court system, it exercises limited jurisdiction over probate and related matters, including decedents' estates and trusts; fiduciary accountings; conservatorships of adults; guardianships of minors and of adults with intellectual disability; name changes; adoptions and termination of parental rights; emancipation of minors; and certain psychiatric and substance-use commitment proceedings. It does not hear criminal cases, general civil lawsuits, divorces or custody disputes, juvenile delinquency, or traffic infractions; those matters are handled by the Connecticut Superior Court.
Saybrook Probate Court Contact and Location Information
| Court Type: | Probate Court |
| County: | Middlesex |
| Street Address: | 302 Main Street, 2nd Floor |
| City: | Old Saybrook |
| Zip Code: | 6475 |
| Phone: | 860-510-5028 |
| Fax: | 860-388-3734 |
| Hours: | Monday - Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Website URL: | https://www.oldsaybrookct.gov/probate-court |
| Forms & Filing: | Probate Court Forms |
| Languages: | English / Spanish |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/pages/Old-Saybrook-Probate-Court/179455759075707 |
Services and Case Types Handled in Saybrook Probate Court
Saybrook Probate Court serves the public by accepting filings and adjudicating:
- Decedents' estates (probate of wills, intestacy, fiduciary appointments, accountings)
- Trust matters (interpretation, modification/termination, trustee oversight)
- Adult conservatorships (voluntary/involuntary; temporary/emergency protective orders)
- Guardianship of minors (appointment, removal of parent as guardian, temporary custody/visitation)
- Termination of parental rights and adoptions
- Name changes and emancipation
- Guardianship of persons with intellectual disability
- Psychiatric and substance-use commitments
- Special Immigrant Juvenile findings
Core services: intake and case filings, scheduling and conducting hearings, issuing decrees and certified copies, maintaining records, and providing procedural information. There are no jury services; cases are decided by a probate judge. Domestic-violence restraining/civil protective orders are handled by Superior Court.