C.G.S. § 45a-273
Reviewed source note: If the aggregate value of a decedent's solely owned tangible and intangible personal property, excluding property that passes outside of probate by operation of law, does not exceed forty thousand dollars
Connecticut route screening
Connecticut small-estate limit: $40,000
Sources reviewed August 9, 2026. Latest primary-source re-fetch October 3, 2026.
Connecticut's small-estate settlement (C.G.S. § 45a-273) applies when the aggregate value of the decedent's solely owned tangible and intangible personal property, excluding property passing outside probate by operation of law, does not exceed $40,000 (gross), and the decedent left no solely owned Connecticut real property. The Probate Court will not issue its decree until 30 days after a copy of the affidavit is sent to the Department of Administrative Services.
Threshold evidence and currency
What the reviewed source establishes
Currency: No later session-law supersession is recorded in the reviewed source set for this threshold. The edition/currentness label below is the basis for the published figure.
Controlling citation: C.G.S. § 45a-273 — 2026 Supplement.
Verbatim threshold text from that source:
If the aggregate value of a decedent's solely owned tangible and intangible personal property, excluding property that passes outside of probate by operation of law, does not exceed forty thousand dollars
How the Connecticut screen is measured
| Procedure | Settlement of small estates (affidavit in lieu of administration) |
|---|---|
| What counts | Personal property only; real property is outside this route |
| Value basis | Gross value; liens are not subtracted |
| Waiting period | 30 days after death |
The Connecticut caveats that can change this answer are listed once, on the Connecticut overview.
The official Connecticut path
- PC-212 Affidavit in Lieu of Administration or Probate of Will (Small Estate) — Connecticut Probate Court
- Connecticut Probate Courts — Connecticut Probate Court
What a small-estate screen can and cannot decide, and which assets never enter it, is explained once in small-estate affidavit or probate and what counts as a probate asset.
Controlling source
Connecticut record: 3/3 verified, 12 matched checks, latest source re-fetch October 3, 2026. Source record · method · report a correction