Section 45a-599 - Transfer of guardianship file to other probate district when minor becomes resident of town in other probate district.

CT Gen Stat § 45a-599 (2019) (N/A)

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When any minor for whom a guardian has been appointed becomes a resident of any town in the state in a probate district other than the one in which a guardian was appointed, such court in that district may, upon motion of any person deemed by the court to have sufficient interest in the welfare of the respondent, including, but not limited to, the guardian or a relative of the minor under guardianship, transfer the file to the probate district in which the minor under guardianship resides at the time of the application, provided the transfer is in the best interest of the minor. Upon issuance of an order to transfer a file under this section, the transferring court shall transmit a digital image of each document in the court file to the transferee court using the document management system maintained by the Office of the Probate Court Administrator. The transferee court shall thereupon assume jurisdiction over the guardianship.

(P.A. 96-202, S. 9; P.A. 17-136, S. 12.)

History: P.A. 17-136 replaced provision re transfer and delivery of documents with provision transferring court to transmit digital image of each document in court file to transferee court using document management system maintained by the Office of the Probate Court Administrator, effective January 1, 2018.

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