Madison-Guilford Probate Court

Madison-Guilford Probate Court cases in New Haven County, Madison, CT

Madison-Guilford Probate Court is a Connecticut Probate Court (probate district) serving Madison and Guilford. As a limited-jurisdiction court within the state probate system, it handles decedents' estates (probate of wills and intestate estates), trusts, adult conservatorships, guardianships of minors and of persons with intellectual disability, name changes, adoptions and related termination of parental rights within probate authority, emancipation of minors, and psychiatric or substance-abuse commitment and medication matters, plus fiduciary accountings. It does not hear criminal, general civil, family dissolution, juvenile delinquency, housing, or traffic cases, which are handled by the Connecticut Superior Court.

Madison-Guilford Probate Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Madison-Guilford Probate Court

Madison Guildford Probate Court provides public-facing services for:
- Estates and trusts: probate of wills, administration of estates, creditor claims, fiduciary appointments and accountings, trust modifications/terminations.
- Incapacity and adult protection: appointment of conservators of person/estate (voluntary/involuntary), guardianship of adults with intellectual disability, civil commitments (psychiatric or substance-use), medication over objection.
- Children and family: guardianship/temporary custody of minors, termination of parental rights, adoptions, name changes.
- Other matters: compromise of claims for minors, sale/transfer of property requiring approval.

Core services include accepting case filings, scheduling and conducting hearings, issuing decrees, appointing/supervising fiduciaries, and maintaining public records.

Not provided: jury services or criminal restraining/protective orders (those are handled by Superior Court).