Free Connecticut Small Estate Affidavit

Complete Connecticut's official PC-212 Affidavit in Lieu of Probate of Will/Administration for estates up to $40,000. C.G.S. § 45a-273.

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The Connecticut affidavit identifies the claiming successor and the basis of entitlement.

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The decedent's state. Only states where this tool prepares the affidavit are listed; other states' pages explain their procedure.

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The successor signing the affidavit.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Connecticut Small Estate Affidavits

Yes — PC-212 Affidavit in Lieu of Probate of Will/Administration. This tool completes the official form with the estate, successor, and property details.

$40,000, per C.G.S. § 45a-273. This tool checks the entered estate value against the limit and does not prepare an affidavit for an estate over it.

30 days after the death (C.G.S. § 45a-273). The affidavit states that the waiting period has elapsed, so it cannot be signed earlier.

The decedent's surviving spouse; if there is no surviving spouse, any of the decedent's next of kin; if there is no next of kin or the spouse and next of kin refuse, any person whom the court deems to have a sufficient interest in the estate, including any person or entity to whom a claim, expense, or tax is due. C.G.S. § 45a-273(a)(1)-(3).

Filed in the Probate Court for the district where the decedent resided. The court sends a copy of the affidavit to the Department of Administrative Services and may not issue a decree until 30 days after that copy was sent; it may otherwise act without notice and hearing (§ 45a-273(c)). If no probate proceedings have been instituted, the court determines who is entitled to payment and distribution and issues a decree authorizing each holder or registrant of an asset to transfer it, pay from it, or transfer it to the affiant for sale, and may issue certificates or other documents to carry out the decree (§ 45a-273(d)).

The Connecticut affidavit is signed under penalty of perjury — notarization is not required by the statute, though holders commonly request it (C.G.S. § 45a-273(a); form PC-212 signature block).

A transfer or payment made pursuant to the decree discharges the registrant or holder from liability to any person to the extent of the amount transferred or paid (§ 45a-273(g)); the holder may condition transfer on waivers, an indemnity bond, and a receipt (§ 45a-273(h)). A recipient remains liable for the value received to the Commissioner of Revenue Services for estate/succession/transfer taxes and to any later-appointed executor or administrator (§ 45a-273(j)).

The procedure is available only if the decedent had no solely owned real property in Connecticut at death (survivorship real estate does not disqualify); it covers solely owned tangible and intangible personal property within the § 45a-273(a) ceiling. Estates with solely owned Connecticut real property require full probate/administration. C.G.S. § 45a-273(a).

Small Estate Collection in Connecticut

Connecticut publishes an official form for the affidavit in lieu of probate of will/administration (settlement of small estates) — PC-212 Affidavit in Lieu of Probate of Will/Administration — and the successor completes it. The completed affidavit collects the decedent's property without opening probate.

Eligibility runs on the numbers: the estate qualifies when its value does not exceed $40,000, per C.G.S. § 45a-273. The affidavit can be signed 30 days after the death.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Connecticut Small Estate Affidavits

Yes — PC-212 Affidavit in Lieu of Probate of Will/Administration. This tool completes the official form with the estate, successor, and property details.

$40,000, per C.G.S. § 45a-273. This tool checks the entered estate value against the limit and does not prepare an affidavit for an estate over it.

30 days after the death (C.G.S. § 45a-273). The affidavit states that the waiting period has elapsed, so it cannot be signed earlier.

The Connecticut affidavit is signed under penalty of perjury — notarization is not required by the statute, though holders commonly request it (C.G.S. § 45a-273(a); form PC-212 signature block).

Small Estate Collection in Connecticut

Eligibility runs on the numbers: the estate qualifies when its value does not exceed $40,000, per C.G.S. § 45a-273. The affidavit can be signed 30 days after the death.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Connecticut Small Estate Affidavits