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Connecticut probate fees
| Item | Connecticut |
|---|---|
| Court filing fee | The probate court fee for settling a decedent's estate is a sliding scale under Conn. Gen. Stat. §45a-107. For decedents dying on or after July 1, 2016: $0–$500 = $25; $500–$1,000 = $50; $1,000–$10,000 = $50 plus 1% of the excess over $1,000; $10,000–$500,000 = $150 plus 0.35% of the excess over $10,000; $500,000–$2,000,000 = $1,865 plus 0.25% of the excess over $500,000; $2,000,000 and over = $5,615 plus 0.5% of the excess over $2,000,000. Maximum fee: $40,000. Interest of 0.5% per month accrues on fees unpaid after 30 days. |
| Attorney fees | Connecticut does not set attorney fees by a statutory percentage. Attorneys charge by the hour or a negotiated flat fee, and the fee must be reasonable. Conn. Gen. Stat. §45a-107(e) gives the Probate Court authority to review and adjust the fees and expenses of attorneys and fiduciaries for reasonableness. No published source for what a routine estate's attorney cost comes to is cited here. |
| Executor / personal representative fees | Connecticut has no fixed statutory percentage for executor/administrator (fiduciary) compensation. Fiduciaries are entitled to 'reasonable' compensation, and the Probate Court reviews fiduciary fees for reasonableness under Conn. Gen. Stat. §45a-107(e). There is no California-style tiered commission schedule. |
| Fee basis | reasonable |
| Appraisal / referee | Connecticut does not use a separate state-appointed probate referee the way California does. The fiduciary files an inventory valuing estate assets; real estate is generally reported at fair market value (often supported by an appraisal or assessed value), and the Probate Court reviews the inventory. |
Worked example
No figure is stated here. Connecticut fixes no percentage by statute or rule, and no named, dated published source for what Connecticut probate courts approve in practice was read. Probate Court Rule 39 could not be read at a primary source from this environment on 2026-09-27: ctprobate.gov is not reachable through this container's network policy.
Connecticut thresholds and deadlines
| Item | Connecticut |
|---|---|
| Small-estate threshold | No Connecticut figure is stated in this field. The governing provision is §45a-107, §45a-273. The figure previously stated here was never verified against a statute or an independent publisher: its only source was a commercial reproduction of the code, and Connecticut law cannot be read at a primary source from the environment this page was checked in. It is recorded in data/withdrawn-figures.json as ct-small-estate-note, so it cannot return to any page without failing the build. |
| Creditor claim period | Creditors have 150 days from the date the first fiduciary is appointed. Under Conn. Gen. Stat. §45a-356(a) that period protects a fiduciary who pays or distributes in good faith after it runs out; it does not extinguish a claim presented later. A fiduciary may also give written notice at any time to a person believed to have a claim, setting a date not less than 90 days from the notice (§45a-357(a)); a creditor so notified who misses that date is forever barred, and a creditor who presents in time may not increase the claim afterwards (§45a-357(b)). A creditor who missed the date through no fault of their own may apply to the Probate Court for an extension within 180 days of the notice (§45a-357(c)). A creditor whose claim is rejected has 120 days from the rejection to bring suit (§45a-363(b)), and the fiduciary files a return and list of claims within 60 days after the 150 days expire (§45a-361). Over all of it sits an outer limit: under §45a-375(c), and except as §45a-375(b) and (d) provide, no claim may be presented and no suit commenced against the fiduciary, the estate, or any creditor or beneficiary of the estate except within two years from the date of the decedent's death, or the date on which the statute of limitations applicable to the claim — including any period set under §45a-357 — would otherwise have expired, whichever first occurs. The two years is therefore a ceiling, and a shorter limitation period on the underlying debt cuts it down further. Presenting a claim before its limitation period expires suspends the running of that period until the claim is rejected under §45a-360 (§45a-375(b)). Where the person against whom a claim exists dies within thirty days before the applicable limitation period would expire, the claimant has thirty days from the appointment of the fiduciary to present it (§45a-375(a)). |
| Statutory floor (creditor period) | Creditors have 150 days from the date the first fiduciary is appointed. Under Conn. Gen. Stat. §45a-356(a) that period protects a fiduciary who pays or distributes in good faith after it runs out; it does not extinguish a claim presented later. A fiduciary may also give written notice at any time to a person believed to have a claim, setting a date not less than 90 days from the notice (§45a-357(a)); a creditor so notified who misses that date is forever barred, and a creditor who presents in time may not increase the claim afterwards (§45a-357(b)). A creditor who missed the date through no fault of their own may apply to the Probate Court for an extension within 180 days of the notice (§45a-357(c)). A creditor whose claim is rejected has 120 days from the rejection to bring suit (§45a-363(b)), and the fiduciary files a return and list of claims within 60 days after the 150 days expire (§45a-361). Over all of it sits an outer limit: under §45a-375(c), and except as §45a-375(b) and (d) provide, no claim may be presented and no suit commenced against the fiduciary, the estate, or any creditor or beneficiary of the estate except within two years from the date of the decedent's death, or the date on which the statute of limitations applicable to the claim — including any period set under §45a-357 — would otherwise have expired, whichever first occurs. The two years is therefore a ceiling, and a shorter limitation period on the underlying debt cuts it down further. Presenting a claim before its limitation period expires suspends the running of that period until the claim is rejected under §45a-360 (§45a-375(b)). Where the person against whom a claim exists dies within thirty days before the applicable limitation period would expire, the claimant has thirty days from the appointment of the fiduciary to present it (§45a-375(a)). |
| Transfer-on-death deed | Connecticut does NOT have a statutory transfer-on-death (TOD) or beneficiary deed for real estate. A 2025 bill to adopt the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act (HB 6896) died in committee. To pass real estate outside probate, Connecticut owners use a revocable living trust or joint ownership with right of survivorship. TOD/POD beneficiary designations remain available for financial accounts and securities, just not for real estate deeds. |
What passes outside Connecticut probate
These transfers are not part of the estate the fees above are calculated on:
- Beneficiary designations — retirement accounts, life insurance, payable-on-death accounts.
- Joint ownership with right of survivorship.
- Transfer-on-death deed — Connecticut does NOT have a statutory transfer-on-death (TOD) or beneficiary deed for real estate. A 2025 bill to adopt the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act (HB 6896) died in committee. To pass real estate outside probate, Connecticut owners use a revocable living trust or joint ownership with right of survivorship. TOD/POD beneficiary designations remain available for financial accounts and securities, just not for real estate deeds.
- Assets titled into a funded living trust.
Sources for this sheet
- Statutes: Conn. Gen. Stat. §45a-107; Conn. Gen. Stat. §45a-106a; Conn. Gen. Stat. §45a-273; Conn. Gen. Stat. §45a-354; Conn. Gen. Stat. §45a-356; Conn. Gen. Stat. §45a-357; Conn. Gen. Stat. §45a-360; Conn. Gen. Stat. §45a-361; Conn. Gen. Stat. §45a-363; Conn. Gen. Stat. §45a-375
- State authority: Connecticut Probate Courts (ctprobate.gov)
- Court filing fees: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_801b.htm
- Fee basis: https://www.ctprobate.gov/documents/sec-45a-107.pdf
- Court fee calculator: https://www.ctprobate.gov/fees-expenses-calculators
- Creditor claim period: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/pub/chap_802b.htm
Compiled August 15, 2026 from the sources listed above. Fee schedules, thresholds, and court costs are amended by legislatures and courts — confirm each figure against the cited statute or the Connecticut court before relying on it.
The full Connecticut guides
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How Much Does Probate Cost in Connecticut? — the full cost breakdown.
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How Much Does an Executor Get Paid in Connecticut? — the fee rule in detail.
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How Long Does Probate Take in Connecticut? — the timeline and its statutory floor.
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How to Avoid Probate in Connecticut — the transfers that pass outside it.
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How Much Does a Will Cost in Connecticut? — execution requirements and pricing.
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This sheet sets out Connecticut probate figures as published at the time of compilation. It is not legal advice. Figures and statutes change and their application depends on the specific estate. Confirm current figures with the Connecticut courts or a licensed Connecticut attorney.