Connecticut · statute · Conn. Gen. Stat. ch. 919 · 22 active provisions
Courts having jurisdiction of actions for equitable relief may, upon the complaint of any person interested, order partition of any real property held in joint tenancy, tenancy in common, coparcenary or by tenants in tail. The court may appoint a committee to partition any such property. Any decrees partitioning entail…
When any deceased tenant in common, joint tenant or coparcener of real property has devised any freehold interest in the property to any person, with a contingent interest by way of remainder, substitution or executory devise, to any other person, born or unborn, a proper court of equitable jurisdiction may, on the com…
Each decree for a partition under sections 52-495 and 52-496, together with any actions taken under the decree, shall be recorded in the land records of the town where the real property lies before the decree shall bind any persons, except those who are parties to the complaint and any person having such a contingent i…
(a) If real property is held by a trustee under a trust created by deed or will and, by reason of a change of circumstances or in the condition of the real property since the creation of the trust, the execution of the trust in exact accordance with the terms of the deed or will has become impossible or would fail to s…
(a) The Superior Court may, on application of any trustee under a will admitted to probate in this state, order the sale of any real property within this state, devised to or held by the trustee in trust, whenever it will, in the opinion of the court, best promote the interest of the beneficiaries under the trust, upon…
(a) Any court of equitable jurisdiction may, upon the complaint of any person interested, order the sale of any property, real or personal, owned by two or more persons, when, in the opinion of the court, a sale will better promote the interests of the owners. If the court determines that one or more of the persons own…
(a) The Superior Court may, upon petition of any person interested, order the sale of any building and the land upon which it stands, if the title to the land is in one or more persons and has been acquired under the statute of distribution as ancestral estate of the decedent, and the title to the building, erected by…
(a) On any complaint for the sale of real or personal property, the court in which the case is pending may make any order necessary to protect the rights of all parties in interest and to carry the sale into effect. (b) On any such complaint, the court may appoint a committee to make the sale, who shall pay into court…
No partition, or sale in lieu of partition, may be made of any property, real or personal, belonging wholly to an estate in settlement in any court of probate until the estate is ready for distribution.
Sections 52-503f to 52-503r, inclusive, may be cited as the “Uniform Partition of Heirs' Property Act”.
As used in this section and sections 52-503h to 52-503r, inclusive: (1) “Ascendant” means an individual who precedes another individual in lineage, in the direct line of ascent from the other individual; (2) “Collateral” means an individual who is related to another individual under the law of intestate succession of t…
(a) The provisions of sections 52-503f to 52-503r, inclusive, apply to partition actions filed on or after October 1, 2015. (b) In an action to partition real property under section 45a-326 or 52-495, as applicable, the court shall determine whether the property is heirs' property. If the court determines that the prop…
(a) The provisions of sections 52-503f to 52-503r, inclusive, do not limit or affect the method by which service of a complaint in a partition action may be made. (b) If the plaintiff in a partition action seeks an order of notice by publication and the court determines that the property may be heirs' property, the pla…
If the court appoints a committee pursuant to section 52-495, each committee member shall be disinterested and impartial and not a party to or a participant in the action.
(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, if the court determines that the property that is the subject of a partition action is heirs' property, the court shall determine the fair market value of the property by ordering an appraisal pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. (b) If all coten…
(a) If any cotenant requested partition by sale, after the determination of value under section 52-503k, the court shall send notice to the parties that any cotenant except a cotenant that requested partition by sale may buy all the interests of the cotenants that requested partition by sale. (b) Not later than forty-f…
(a) If all the interests of all cotenants that requested partition by sale are not purchased by other cotenants pursuant to section 52-503l, or if after conclusion of the buyout under section 52-503l, a cotenant remains that has requested partition in kind, the court shall order partition in kind unless the court, afte…
(a) In determining under subsection (a) of section 52-503m whether partition in kind would result in manifest prejudice to the cotenants as a group, the court shall consider the following: (1) Whether the heirs' property practicably can be divided among the cotenants; (2) Whether partition in kind would apportion the p…
(a) If the court orders a sale of heirs' property, the sale shall be an open-market sale unless the court finds that a sale by sealed bids or an auction would be more economically advantageous and in the best interest of the cotenants as a group. (b) If the court orders an open-market sale and the parties, not later th…
(a) A real estate broker appointed under subsection (b) of section 52-503o to offer heirs' property for open-market sale shall file a report with the court not later than seven days after the date of receiving an offer to purchase the property for at least the value determined under section 52-503k or 52-503o. (b) The…
In applying and construing the provisions of sections 52-503f to 52-503r, inclusive, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact such uniform provisions.
The provisions of sections 52-503f to 52-503q, inclusive, modify, limit and supersede the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 USC Section 7001 et seq., but do not modify, limit or supersede Section 101(c) of said act, 15 USC Section 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notic…