Waterbury Probate Court

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

Waterbury Probate Court is a Connecticut Probate Court (limited-jurisdiction trial court) serving the Waterbury probate district. It handles decedents' estates and wills; trust administration; appointment and oversight of executors, administrators, and trustees; adult conservatorships; guardianship of minors and of persons with intellectual disability; adoptions and certain terminations or transfers of parental rights; legal name changes; emancipation of minors; and involuntary commitment proceedings related to psychiatric disability or substance use disorder. Within the local judicial system, it provides specialized probate and protective-person jurisdiction. It does not hear general civil, criminal, family dissolution, juvenile delinquency, or traffic matters, which are handled by the Connecticut Superior Court.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Waterbury Probate Court

Waterbury Probate Court provides public access for filing and adjudication of: decedents' estates (probating wills, intestate administration, creditor claims, fiduciary accountings); trust administration (accountings, modifications, terminations); adult conservatorships (voluntary/involuntary, temporary) and guardianship of adults with intellectual disability; minor matters (guardianship, name change, emancipation, adoption/termination of parental rights where permitted); mental health and substance-use commitments and related medical/placement authorizations. Services include intake of petitions and forms, scheduling and conducting hearings, issuing decrees and letters, approving accountings and sales of real property, and guidance on procedural requirements. Protective measures include emergency/temporary conservators and commitment orders; restraining/protective orders for abuse are handled in Superior Court. Jury services are not provided; matters are decided by a Judge of Probate.