Sec. 45a-462. (Formerly Sec. 45-298e). Perfection of title of surviving spouse.
Sec. 45a-462. (Formerly Sec. 45-298e). Perfection of title of surviving spouse.
If the title to any property to which sections 45a-458 to 45a-466, inclusive, apply was
held by the decedent at the time of death, title to such property of the surviving spouse
may be perfected by an order of the Probate Court or by execution of an instrument by
the personal representative or the heirs or devisees of the decedent with the approval of
the Probate Court. Neither the personal representative nor the probate court in which
the estate of the decedent is being administered has a duty to discover or attempt to
discover whether property held by the decedent is property to which sections 45a-458
to 45a-466, inclusive, apply, unless a written demand is made by the surviving spouse
or the spouse's successor in interest.
(P.A. 85-340, S. 5.)
History: Sec. 45-298e transferred to Sec. 45a-462 in 1991.