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Newington Probate Court, CT Probate Information
Quick facts
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Court | Newington Probate Court, PD-07 |
| Courthouse address | Center Place, 66 Cedar Street, Rear, Newington, CT 06111 |
| Mailing | The court publishes one address for visits and mail: Center Place, 66 Cedar Street, Rear, Newington, CT 06111. |
| Phone | (860) 665-1285 |
| Fax | (860) 665-1331 |
| Hours | Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., eastern time. Call before a special trip. |
| Filing fee | No filing fee is due when a decedent's estate is opened. The Probate Court invoices a statutory fee later, computed on the value of the estate under C.G.S. section 45a-107. |
| Forms | Connecticut probate forms are statewide PC forms. The Newington Probate Court uses the same forms as every other Connecticut Probate Court and does not publish forms of its own. |
| E-filing status | The statewide eFiling system is powered by TurboCourt. Attorneys who appear in a probate matter must register under Probate Court Rules of Procedure, section 22.1; registration is optional for everyone else. The original will cannot be eFiled and must reach the court on paper under section 7.1a. |
| Case search | Use Connecticut Case Lookup at ctprobate.gov/case-lookup and filter to PD07 - Newington Probate Court. Coverage for decedents' estates and trusts runs from January 5, 2011 to the present. |
| Remote appearance | Connecticut Probate Courts may allow participation by electronic means under Probate Court Rules of Procedure, section 66.1, but it is a request the court decides, not a right. |
| Website | https://www.ctprobate.gov/courts/newington-probate-court |
Before you begin — know the assets and liabilities
Before you file anything, list the accounts, debts, real estate, vehicles, beneficiary designations and jointly held property. Connecticut invoices the probate fee later on the value of the estate under C.G.S. section 45a-107, and a Connecticut estate tax return is due with the Probate Court within six months of death whether or not a full estate is opened.
For Newington, Rocky Hill and Wethersfield families, the courthouse is inside the district, but you still want the asset picture before you go because Friday hours differ and the court publishes one address for both visits and mail. Sunset's 2,300-institution search helps families find accounts early, so estate settlement starts with a better map of what exists.
Which court handles jurisdiction
Connecticut probate is handled by a separate statewide system of 54 Probate Courts, one for each probate district, not by the Superior Court and not by any county. The Newington Probate Court serves Newington, Rocky Hill and Wethersfield (C.G.S. section 45a-2).
If the decedent was domiciled in Newington, Rocky Hill or Wethersfield at death, file the estate at the Newington Probate Court. For a will, the named executor applies in the Probate Court for the district where the testator was domiciled at death (C.G.S. section 45a-283). For an intestate estate, the Probate Court for the district where the decedent was domiciled grants letters of administration (C.G.S. section 45a-303). For a nonresident decedent with Connecticut property, C.G.S. section 45a-287 supplies the venue rules.
The statewide Court Locator at ctprobate.gov/court-locator is the best way to check the correct Probate Court if the decedent lived in another Connecticut town.
The jurisdiction process
- Identify the probate property, nonprobate transfers, debts, real estate and likely tax filings before choosing forms. The Connecticut estate tax return is due with the Probate Court within six months of death, and the probate fee is invoiced later under C.G.S. section 45a-107.
- Get the statewide Connecticut PC forms from ctprobate.gov. A full estate usually begins with PC-200, Petition/Administration or Probate of Will, and the executor named in a will applies within thirty days of death under C.G.S. section 45a-283.
- File with the Newington Probate Court if the decedent was domiciled in Newington, Rocky Hill or Wethersfield. The court is at Center Place, 66 Cedar Street, Rear, Newington, CT 06111, and the same address is published for mail.
- Do not bring payment to open a decedent's estate. Connecticut does not charge a filing fee to open a decedent's estate. Under section 6.1 of the Probate Court Rules of Procedure, the statutory filing fee is due at filing in every kind of Probate Court matter except a decedent's estate and an accounting. Instead, the Newington Probate Court bills the estate later. The fee is set by statute and is the same in all 54 Connecticut probate districts (C.G.S. section 45a-105). For a person who died on or after July 1, 2016, it is graduated on the greater of the inventory, the gross estate or the Connecticut taxable estate, running from $25 up to a cap of $40,000, with a minimum of $150 where a full estate is opened on a basis under $10,000, and with any portion passing to a surviving spouse counted at half (C.G.S. section 45a-107). The fee is owed on everything the decedent owned, including assets that pass outside probate, and it is owed whether or not an estate is opened at all. Interest of 0.5 per cent per month runs on a probate fee that is unpaid thirty days after the court's invoice, and separately on the fee of an estate whose Connecticut estate tax return is filed late (C.G.S. section 45a-107). ctprobate.gov publishes a fee calculator at ctprobate.gov/fees-expenses-calculators.
- Use the statewide eFiling system only within its limits. The Connecticut Probate Courts run one statewide eFiling system, powered by TurboCourt. Attorneys who appear in a probate matter must register for it (Probate Court Rules of Procedure, section 22.1). Registration is optional for everyone else, and a self-represented party may open an Individual account and file at the Newington Probate Court that way. Once you have eFiling access to a matter you must eFile everything in it and you receive the court's decrees and notices electronically (section 22.3). The original will can never be eFiled and must reach the court on paper (section 7.1a).
- Watch for notice, waivers or a hearing path. Notice is required when the estate is opened and again when the final financial report or account is filed. Many matters proceed on written waivers or through the streamline notice procedure, which gives at least ten days to request a hearing before the court may issue a decree (Probate Court Rules of Procedure, section 8.6).
- Ask about participation by electronic means if travel is a problem. Connecticut Probate Courts may allow a party, witness or attorney to take part in a hearing, conference or deposition by electronic means. Section 66.1 of the Probate Court Rules of Procedure lets the court permit it on request or on its own motion, weighing factors that include the nature of the proceeding, the technology available, and whether remote participation would still allow full examination of witnesses. It is a request the court decides, not a right, and the rule names no platform. Ask the clerk of the Newington Probate Court what that court expects.
- After appointment, get proof of authority from the clerk. When the Probate Court appoints you, the court's clerk issues a certificate of your appointment as fiduciary. Under C.G.S. section 45a-200 that certificate is sufficient evidence of your authority and identity for one year from the date it is issued, so a bank or transfer agent may ask for a recently issued copy.
- Administer the estate on the statewide clocks. File the decedent's estate inventory within two months after qualification unless the court extends the time as allowed by C.G.S. section 45a-341; let the court's newspaper notice to creditors run under C.G.S. section 45a-354; and file the return of claims under C.G.S. section 45a-361. If the decedent owned real estate in Newington, Rocky Hill or Wethersfield, ask the clerk for the land records notice and record it with that town's town clerk.
- Close the estate after taxes, claims and distribution are ready. The final financial report or account is filed under Probate Court Rules of Procedure, section 30.19, the court issues any required decree, and the fiduciary follows the court's direction for final distribution and closing documents.
Forms and documents
Probate forms at the Newington Probate Court
Connecticut probate forms are statewide. The Newington Probate Court uses the same numbered PC forms as every other Connecticut Probate Court, published free by the Office of the Probate Court Administrator at ctprobate.gov. The court does not publish forms of its own.
| Form | Use | Local note |
|---|---|---|
| PC-200 | Petition/Administration or Probate of Will for a full estate. Use with C.G.S. section 45a-283 for a Connecticut resident decedent with a will. | File here when the decedent was domiciled in Newington, Rocky Hill or Wethersfield. |
| PC-200CI | Confidential information submitted with PC-200. | Use the statewide form set. |
| PC-212 | Affidavit in Lieu of Probate of Will/Administration for the small estates procedure under C.G.S. section 45a-273. | The procedure is statewide and is handled through the Probate Court, not outside court. |
| PC-2407 | Inventory/Decedents' Estates, tied to the inventory duty under C.G.S. section 45a-341. | Use the decedent's estate inventory form rather than guessing from a general inventory form. |
| PC-237 | Return of Claims and List of Notified Creditors under C.G.S. section 45a-361. | Use after the claims period steps have run. |
| PC-246 | Financial Report/Decedent's Estate under Probate Court Rules of Procedure, section 30.19. | Often the closing report in an uncomplicated estate. |
| CT-706 NT | Connecticut estate tax return filed with the Probate Court within six months when the estate is not taxable. | For a decedent domiciled in Newington, Rocky Hill or Wethersfield, file it with the Newington Probate Court. |
| PC-2 | Request for accommodation. | Use the statewide accommodation process if a disability affects participation. |
Local nuance
Newington Probate Court district-specific considerations
| Consideration | What it means locally |
|---|---|
| Friday hours are different | The office is open Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., but Friday is 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. A Friday visit late in the afternoon needs the 4:00 p.m. close in mind. |
| The address includes Rear | Use the full published address: Center Place, 66 Cedar Street, Rear, Newington, CT 06111. The court publishes the same address for visits and mail. |
| Appeals go to New Britain | A decision of the Newington Probate Court may be appealed to the Superior Court, generally within thirty days of the date the court sent the decree (C.G.S. section 45a-186). The complaint is filed in the judicial district where the Probate Court is located, which for this court is the judicial district of New Britain (C.G.S. section 51-344). |
| Older probate material points back to Hartford | The Newington probate district was constituted on January 8, 1975. For estates from before that date, Newington, Rocky Hill and Wethersfield were part of the Hartford probate district, and the Connecticut State Library points researchers to Hartford district material. Case Lookup covers decedents' estates and trusts from January 5, 2011 to the present. |
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Scenarios
| Situation | Likely local path | Where Sunset helps |
|---|---|---|
| Surviving spouse with a co-owned home | If the decedent was domiciled in Newington, Rocky Hill or Wethersfield, start with the Newington Probate Court (C.G.S. section 45a-283). A jointly held home may pass outside probate, but the Connecticut estate tax return is still filed with the Probate Court within six months, and the probate fee is computed under C.G.S. section 45a-107. | Sunset helps identify accounts, co-owned property and beneficiary designations so the spouse can see what must be reported and what actually needs a court filing. |
| Out-of-state adult child with a small estate | A child living in New York or Massachusetts can use mail and the statewide eFiling system where allowed, but the original will cannot be eFiled and must reach the court on paper under Probate Court Rules of Procedure, section 7.1a. Connecticut's small estates procedure is handled through the Probate Court under C.G.S. section 45a-273. | Sunset organizes the asset list, helps generate the Connecticut probate packet and helps the family plan what can be handled from out of state during estate settlement. |
| Parent settling a predeceased child's estate when a home must be sold | A sale of solely owned Connecticut real property usually means full administration through PC-200 (C.G.S. section 45a-283). After appointment, the clerk's certificate of appointment is the proof a buyer's attorney or title company will expect, and C.G.S. section 45a-200 makes it sufficient evidence of authority for one year. | Sunset helps locate assets and debts, prepare forms and connect the parent with a probate attorney when a sale, court permission or family disagreement makes estate settlement harder. |
Self-help resources
| Resource | How it helps | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Newington Probate Court | The filing office for estates of people who lived in Newington, Rocky Hill or Wethersfield. The clerk can provide forms and limited procedural assistance but cannot give legal advice. | Center Place, 66 Cedar Street, Rear, Newington, CT 06111; (860) 665-1285; fax (860) 665-1331; https://www.ctprobate.gov/courts/newington-probate-court |
| Connecticut Court Locator | Town-by-town tool for finding the correct Probate Court anywhere in Connecticut. | https://www.ctprobate.gov/court-locator |
| Connecticut Case Lookup | Free statewide search for decedents' estates and trusts, filterable to PD07. Coverage runs from January 5, 2011 to the present and the tool shows case index information and fiduciary contact information. | https://www.ctprobate.gov/case-lookup |
| Connecticut probate forms | Statewide numbered PC form catalogue, including trusts and estates forms used at every Connecticut Probate Court. | https://www.ctprobate.gov/forms-list |
| Administration of Decedents' Estates user guide | The Probate Court Administrator's plain-English guide to Connecticut estate administration. | https://www.ctprobate.gov/trusts-estates/trusts-estates-user-guides |
| Connecticut probate fee calculators | Calculators for estimating the statutory fee the Probate Court will invoice later under C.G.S. section 45a-107. | https://www.ctprobate.gov/fees-expenses-calculators |
| Probate Court accommodation requests | A person with a disability may request an accommodation from any Connecticut Probate Court on form PC-2. The Probate Court Administrator asks for at least ten days' notice where possible and says the ten-day request can be waived in an emergency. | https://www.ctprobate.gov/assistance-individuals-disabilities-ada |
| Connecticut State Library | For archived probate material. This matters locally because Newington, Rocky Hill and Wethersfield were part of the Hartford probate district before January 8, 1975. | 231 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106; (860) 757-6500; https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/ProbateDistrictsByTown |
| Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut | Legal-aid intake and screening for people with low income. | 1-800-453-3320; https://slsct.org/ |
| CTLawHelp.org | Free Connecticut self-help legal information and legal-help finder. | https://ctlawhelp.org/ |
| New Britain Law Library | Public Judicial Branch law library for the Superior Court judicial district that includes Newington, Rocky Hill and Wethersfield. | 20 Franklin Square, New Britain, CT 06051; (860) 515-5110; https://www.jud.ct.gov/lawlib/ |
When to hire an attorney
Connecticut's Probate Court Administrator says estate matters can be complex and that legal help is strongly recommended, even though a lawyer is not required in every estate. Counsel is especially useful when real estate must be sold, a fiduciary lives outside Connecticut, heirs disagree, the Connecticut estate tax return is uncertain, or an appeal to the Superior Court is being considered under C.G.S. section 45a-186. Sunset connects families with a vetted probate attorney.
How Sunset helps
Find the accounts and assets. Sunset helps families identify accounts, insurance, retirement assets, real estate and debts before forms are filed, so the probate packet and the Connecticut estate tax return are built from a clearer asset list.
Generate the probate packet. Sunset turns the information you gather into an organized probate packet for the Newington Probate Court, using the statewide Connecticut forms and the local court details for Newington, Rocky Hill and Wethersfield.
Find a local probate attorney. When a home sale, out-of-state fiduciary, tax question or family dispute makes the estate harder, Sunset helps connect the family with a probate attorney who can advise on the next step.
Sunset is free for families. Families can use Sunset to organize estate settlement, prepare for filing and understand the local court path without paying Sunset.
Frequently asked questions
Which towns does the Newington Probate Court serve?
The Newington Probate Court serves Newington, Rocky Hill and Wethersfield. Connecticut sets probate districts town by town, and this three-town district is listed in C.G.S. section 45a-2.
Where do I file probate for someone who lived in Rocky Hill or Wethersfield?
File at the Newington Probate Court, Center Place, 66 Cedar Street, Rear, Newington, CT 06111. For a will, venue follows the Probate Court district where the person was domiciled at death (C.G.S. section 45a-283). For an intestate estate, the same district has jurisdiction to grant letters of administration (C.G.S. section 45a-303).
What are the Newington Probate Court hours, and is Friday different?
Yes. The court is open Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., eastern time. If you are making a special trip, call (860) 665-1285 before you go.
What does it cost to open a decedent's estate at the Newington Probate Court?
No filing fee is due when a decedent's estate is opened. Connecticut invoices the statutory probate fee later under C.G.S. section 45a-107, based on the value of the estate. The fee is statewide and is not set by the Newington Probate Court.
Are there separate Newington probate forms?
No separate Newington form set is used. Connecticut probate forms are statewide PC forms published by the Office of the Probate Court Administrator, and the Newington Probate Court uses the same forms as every other Connecticut Probate Court.
Can I file online with the Newington Probate Court?
The statewide eFiling system is powered by TurboCourt. Attorneys who appear in a probate matter must register under Probate Court Rules of Procedure, section 22.1, and registration is optional for everyone else. The original will cannot be eFiled and must reach the court on paper under section 7.1a.
Can I take part in a hearing by phone or video in Newington?
Connecticut Probate Courts may allow a party, witness or attorney to participate by electronic means under Probate Court Rules of Procedure, section 66.1. The court decides the request, and the rule does not name a platform. Also, many estate matters proceed through waivers or the streamline notice procedure under section 8.6 without an appearance.
Do I have to travel to the courthouse for estate settlement?
Often, not for every step. Papers can be mailed to the court's single published address, some matters proceed on written waivers, and the streamline notice procedure under Probate Court Rules of Procedure, section 8.6 may allow a decree if no hearing is requested. If a hearing is set, ask the clerk what the court expects.
How do I look up a Newington Probate Court estate online?
Use Connecticut Case Lookup at ctprobate.gov/case-lookup and filter to PD07 - Newington Probate Court. Coverage for decedents' estates and trusts runs from January 5, 2011 to the present. The tool shows case index information and fiduciary contact information, not filings.
Where are older probate records for Newington, Rocky Hill or Wethersfield?
For estates from before January 8, 1975, these three towns were part of the Hartford probate district. The Connecticut State Library points researchers looking for older Newington, Rocky Hill and Wethersfield probate material to Hartford district material. For more recent matters that do not appear in Case Lookup, contact the Newington Probate Court.
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