State guide
Connecticut
Connecticut Probate Courts publish the basic creditor notice themselves within 14 days after the first fiduciary is appointed, and the estate guide explains that creditors generally have at least 150 days to present claims. Connecticut also has an affidavit-in-lieu-of-probate procedure for estates with no solely owned Connecticut real estate and limited personal property. ([prdext3.cga.ct.gov](https://prdext3.cga.ct.gov/2025/pub/chap_802b.htm))
Checked against official sources on October 4, 2026. Rules and links change; confirm with the office listed before you act.
- Publishing the notice
- Connecticut requires the Probate Court to cause newspaper notice to be published at least once within 14 days after appointment; public notice in probate is published in a newspaper having circulation in the probate district, for the period the court directs. ([prdext3.cga.ct.gov](https://prdext3.cga.ct.gov/2025/pub/chap_802b.htm))
- Creditor claim deadline
- 150 days from appointment of the first fiduciary (not measured from first publication). ([ctprobate.gov](https://www.ctprobate.gov/media/492/download/en))
- Outside deadline
- 2 years after death, subject to the statute's exceptions. ([prdext3.cga.ct.gov](https://prdext3.cga.ct.gov/2025/pub/chap_802b.htm))
- Law
- Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 45a-354, 45a-357, 45a-375, 45a-273. ([prdext3.cga.ct.gov](https://prdext3.cga.ct.gov/2025/pub/chap_802b.htm))
- Small-estate limit
- $40,000 in solely owned personal property, with no solely owned Connecticut real estate, for affidavit in lieu of probate under CGS 45a-273. ([ctprobate.gov](https://www.ctprobate.gov/Forms/PC-212.pdf?utm_source=openai))
Official resources in Connecticut
Official Probate Court user-guide page with the 2026 Administration of Decedents' Estates guide.
Official guide explaining estate steps, creditor notice timing, claims practice, and deadlines.
Official forms page with PC-212 small-estate affidavit, PC-234 creditor notice, and PC-237 claims return.
Official page linking the current Probate Court Rules and governing statutes.
Key facts for Connecticut
- The Probate Court must publish creditor notice at least once within 14 days after the first fiduciary is appointed. ([prdext3.cga.ct.gov](https://prdext3.cga.ct.gov/2025/pub/chap_802b.htm))
- Connecticut's estate guide says creditors generally have at least 150 days to present claims. ([ctprobate.gov](https://www.ctprobate.gov/media/492/download/en))
- A fiduciary may shorten a known creditor's deadline by certified-mail notice giving at least 90 days to present the claim. ([prdext3.cga.ct.gov](https://prdext3.cga.ct.gov/2025/pub/chap_802b.htm))
- Claims against the estate generally cannot be presented or sued on later than 2 years from death. ([prdext3.cga.ct.gov](https://prdext3.cga.ct.gov/2025/pub/chap_802b.htm))
- The small-estate affidavit under CGS 45a-273 is available only if solely owned personal property does not exceed $40,000 and there is no solely owned Connecticut real estate. ([ctprobate.gov](https://www.ctprobate.gov/Forms/PC-212.pdf?utm_source=openai))
What to do next
- Download the estate user guide first, then gather the death certificate, will, asset information, and addresses for heirs and beneficiaries. ([ctprobate.gov](https://www.ctprobate.gov/media/492/download/en))
- If you may use the small-estate route, review PC-212 before filing a full probate petition. ([ctprobate.gov](https://www.ctprobate.gov/Forms/PC-212.pdf?utm_source=openai))
- Track the fiduciary appointment date carefully, because the court's publication window and the 150-day claims framework run from appointment, not from a later closing step. ([prdext3.cga.ct.gov](https://prdext3.cga.ct.gov/2025/pub/chap_802b.htm))
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