Wallingford Probate Court

Wallingford Probate Court cases in New Haven County, Wallingford, CT

Wallingford Probate Court is a Connecticut Probate Court (a limited-jurisdiction trial court) serving the Wallingford probate district. It handles probate and fiduciary matters, including decedents' estates and wills; trust administration; appointment and supervision of conservators for adults; guardianships of minors; adoptions; legal name changes; fiduciary accountings; and certain matters involving involuntary commitment and psychiatric or substance-use treatment as authorized by state law. It provides judicial oversight of personal and financial affairs when individuals cannot manage them and supervises the lawful transfer of property at death. The court does not hear general civil, criminal, juvenile delinquency, or motor-vehicle/traffic cases; those are within the jurisdiction of the Connecticut Superior Court.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Wallingford Probate Court

Wallingford Probate Court serves the public by handling:

- Estate and trust matters: probate of wills, intestate administration, appointment of executors/administrators/trustees, inventories, accountings, creditor claims, authorization to sell real estate, and certified copies.
- Protective and incapacity matters: appointment of temporary and permanent conservators, guardianships of adults with intellectual disability, protective orders to safeguard vulnerable adults, and orders for psychiatric or substance-use commitment when statutory criteria are met.
- Children and family matters: guardianship of minors, removal/transfer of guardians, adoptions (including stepparent), termination of parental rights, name changes, and emancipation.
- Court operations: accepts case filings and fees, schedules and conducts hearings on uncontested and contested matters, issues decrees, and maintains records.
- Jury services: not provided; matters are decided by a probate judge.