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Trumbull Probate Court, CT Probate Information
Quick facts
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Court | Trumbull Probate Court, PD-46 |
| Courthouse address | Town Hall, 5866 Main Street, Trumbull, CT 06611 |
| Mailing address | Use the street address. The court page does not publish a separate mailing address. |
| Phone | (203) 452-5068 |
| Fax | (203) 452-5092 |
| Hours | Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. No lunch closure, seasonal schedule or filing cutoff is published on the court page. |
| 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. |
| Court-specific forms | Connecticut forms are statewide under the Probate Court system. The Trumbull Probate Court uses the same numbered PC forms as every other Connecticut Probate Court and does not publish forms of its own. |
| eFiling | 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 lookup | Use Connecticut Case Lookup at ctprobate.gov/case-lookup. Search decedents' estates and trusts and filter to PD46. Coverage runs from January 5, 2011 to the present. |
| Remote appearance | Participation by electronic means may be requested under Probate Court Rules of Procedure, section 66.1. It is decided by the court and the rule names no platform. |
| Website | https://www.ctprobate.gov/courts/trumbull-probate-court |
Before you begin — know the assets and liabilities
Before you file anything with the Trumbull Probate Court, make a practical list of what the person owned, what was jointly held, what had beneficiary designations, what debts are known, and whether there is any Connecticut real estate. That asset picture determines whether estate settlement can stay simple, whether full administration is needed, and what must be reported to the Probate Court.
Sunset can help families search for accounts across 2,300 institutions, organize balances and ownership details, and turn that information into the probate packet for the court that serves Easton, Monroe or Trumbull.
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 Trumbull Probate Court serves Easton, Monroe and Trumbull (C.G.S. section 45a-2). The courthouse is in Trumbull Town Hall, so Easton and Monroe residents should not file in another town just because the court name does not include their town.
If the decedent was domiciled in Easton, Monroe or Trumbull and left a will, the executor applies to the Probate Court for the district where the testator was domiciled at death (C.G.S. section 45a-283). If the decedent died intestate, the Probate Court for the district where the person was domiciled has jurisdiction to grant letters of administration (C.G.S. section 45a-303). For a nonresident decedent who owned Connecticut property, C.G.S. section 45a-287 supplies the Connecticut venue choices. A decision of the Probate Court may be appealed to the Superior Court, generally within thirty days (C.G.S. section 45a-186).
If the town you need is not Easton, Monroe or Trumbull, use the statewide Court Locator at ctprobate.gov/court-locator to find the correct Connecticut Probate Court.
The jurisdiction process
- Choose the right filing path. For a full estate, start with PC-200, Petition/Administration or Probate of Will, filed in the district where the decedent was domiciled (C.G.S. section 45a-283). If there is no will, the intestate estate proceeds under the district rule in C.G.S. section 45a-303. If the decedent was not a Connecticut resident but owned Connecticut property, review the nonresident venue rule in C.G.S. section 45a-287.
- Prepare the Connecticut forms. Use the statewide PC forms from ctprobate.gov. The Trumbull Probate Court does not publish its own probate packet. A typical full estate later uses PC-2407 for the inventory under C.G.S. section 45a-341, PC-237 for the return of claims under C.G.S. section 45a-361, PC-246 for the financial report under Probate Court Rules of Procedure, section 30.19, and PC-213 for the affidavit of closing under section 36.12.
- File with the Trumbull Probate Court. File at Town Hall, 5866 Main Street, Trumbull, CT 06611, by mail, in person during published hours, or through the statewide eFiling system if you are eligible. Attorneys who appear in a probate matter must register for eFiling under Probate Court Rules of Procedure, section 22.1. Registration is optional for self-represented parties. The original will cannot be eFiled and must reach the court on paper under section 7.1a.
- Expect the fee to be billed later. 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 Trumbull 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.
- Handle notice and hearing steps. The court gives notice of the petition or uses written waivers or the streamline notice procedure under Probate Court Rules of Procedure, section 8.6. After appointment, the court places the newspaper notice to creditors within fourteen days under C.G.S. section 45a-354. Creditors generally have 150 days to present claims under C.G.S. section 45a-356, and the fiduciary files PC-237 after that claims period under C.G.S. section 45a-361.
- Ask early if someone needs to participate by electronic means. 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 Trumbull Probate Court what that court expects.
- Get the fiduciary authority document. 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. Ask the clerk of the Trumbull Probate Court for as many certified copies as you expect to need, and expect to request fresh ones if the estate stays open past a year.
- Administer, report and close the estate. Take control of probate assets, file the inventory within the time allowed by C.G.S. section 45a-341, file the Connecticut estate tax return with the Probate Court within six months, resolve claims and taxes, file the financial report or account, distribute under the court's decree, and complete any affidavit of closing the court directs.
Forms and documents
Probate forms at the Trumbull Probate Court
Connecticut probate forms are statewide. The Trumbull 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 |
|---|---|
| PC-200 | Opens a full decedent's estate in the district where the decedent was domiciled (C.G.S. section 45a-283). |
| PC-200CI | Confidential information filed with PC-200. |
| PC-201 | Used for ancillary probate of a will when the nonresident decedent venue rule applies (C.G.S. section 45a-287). |
| PC-212 | Affidavit in Lieu of Probate of Will/Administration for the small estate procedure under C.G.S. section 45a-273. |
| PC-2407 | Inventory for a decedent's estate, filed under C.G.S. section 45a-341. |
| PC-237 | Return of claims and list of notified creditors under C.G.S. section 45a-361. |
| PC-246 | Financial report for a decedent's estate under Probate Court Rules of Procedure, section 30.19. |
| PC-213 | Affidavit of closing, where directed, under Probate Court Rules of Procedure, section 36.12. |
| PC-482 | Appointment of Probate Judge as agent for service by a fiduciary who lives outside Connecticut. |
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Scenarios
| Scenario | Path at the Trumbull Probate Court | Where Sunset helps |
|---|---|---|
| surviving spouse w/ co-owned home | If the decedent was domiciled in Easton, Monroe or Trumbull, the petition goes to the Trumbull Probate Court (C.G.S. section 45a-283). A co-owned home may pass outside probate by survivorship, but the Connecticut estate tax return is still filed with the Probate Court within six months, and the probate fee is computed from that return under C.G.S. section 45a-107. | Sunset helps identify jointly held accounts, beneficiary assets and probate assets so the spouse can see what belongs in the court file and what belongs only on the tax return. |
| out-of-state adult child w/ small estate | The small estate path is a court filing under C.G.S. section 45a-273, not an out-of-court bank form. Papers may be mailed to Town Hall, 5866 Main Street, Trumbull, CT 06611. The original will cannot be eFiled and must arrive on paper under section 7.1a. If an out-of-state adult child is appointed fiduciary, PC-482 may be part of the appointment paperwork. | Sunset helps the child collect account information, generate the Connecticut forms, and decide whether a local probate attorney should review the filing before it goes to Trumbull. |
| parent settling predeceased child's estate, home must be sold | A sale of Connecticut real property usually means full administration through PC-200 in the proper probate district (C.G.S. section 45a-2, C.G.S. section 45a-283). After appointment, the certificate of appointment under C.G.S. section 45a-200 is the authority document a buyer's attorney or title company will expect. If someone objects, the matter stays in the Probate Court, with an appeal to the Superior Court generally within thirty days under C.G.S. section 45a-186. | Sunset helps organize assets, debts, title-related documents and court forms so the parent and attorney can move the estate settlement toward sale and closing. |
Self-help resources
| Resource | How it helps | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Trumbull Probate Court | Filing office for estates of people domiciled in Easton, Monroe or Trumbull. The clerk can provide forms and limited procedural help, but cannot give legal advice. | Town Hall, 5866 Main Street, Trumbull, CT 06611. Phone: (203) 452-5068. Fax: (203) 452-5092. Website: https://www.ctprobate.gov/courts/trumbull-probate-court |
| Connecticut Court Locator | Town-by-town tool for finding the correct Connecticut Probate Court for any town in the state. | https://www.ctprobate.gov/court-locator |
| Connecticut Case Lookup | Free statewide Case Lookup for decedents' estates and trusts, filterable to PD46. Coverage runs from January 5, 2011 to the present. | https://www.ctprobate.gov/case-lookup |
| Connecticut probate forms | Statewide numbered PC forms, including the Trusts and Estates forms used for decedent estates. | https://www.ctprobate.gov/forms-list |
| Administration of Decedents' Estates user guide | Probate Court Administrator guide to Connecticut estate administration, including the six months estate tax return requirement and the court fee process under C.G.S. section 45a-107. | https://www.ctprobate.gov/trusts-estates/trusts-estates-user-guides |
| Connecticut probate fee calculators | Calculators for estimating the later probate fee under C.G.S. section 45a-107. | https://www.ctprobate.gov/fees-expenses-calculators |
| Probate Court accommodation requests | Information for disability accommodation requests to Connecticut Probate Courts, using form PC-2 when needed. | https://www.ctprobate.gov/assistance-individuals-disabilities-ada |
| Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut | Legal aid intake for people with low income in Connecticut. | 1-800-453-3320. https://slsct.org/ |
| CTLawHelp.org | Free Connecticut legal information library and legal help finder. | https://ctlawhelp.org/ |
When to hire an attorney
A lawyer is often useful when the estate includes real estate, an unclear will, an out-of-state fiduciary, a tax issue, creditor disputes, family disagreement, or any planned sale during estate settlement. Connecticut's Probate Court materials say a lawyer is not required but is often advisable. Sunset connects families with a vetted Connecticut probate attorney.
How Sunset helps
Find the accounts and assets. Sunset helps families identify financial accounts, insurance, retirement assets, real estate details and debts before the probate filing is made.
Generate the probate packet. Sunset uses the family's answers to assemble the Connecticut probate forms and supporting checklist for the Trumbull Probate Court, including the forms used for estate settlement.
Find a local probate attorney. When the estate needs legal review, Sunset connects the family with a vetted probate attorney who works with Connecticut Probate Court matters.
Sunset is free for families. Families can use Sunset to organize the estate, understand the next filing step, and move from asset discovery to probate administration without paying Sunset.
Frequently asked questions
Where do I file probate if the person lived in Easton, Monroe or Trumbull?
File with the Trumbull Probate Court if the decedent was domiciled in Easton, Monroe or Trumbull. Those towns make up the Trumbull Probate Court district under C.G.S. section 45a-2. For a will, the filing is made in the district where the testator was domiciled at death (C.G.S. section 45a-283). If the person died intestate, C.G.S. section 45a-303 points to the district where the decedent was domiciled.
What is the address for the Trumbull Probate Court?
The court sits in Trumbull Town Hall at 5866 Main Street, Trumbull, CT 06611. The court publishes phone (203) 452-5068 and fax (203) 452-5092.
Does the Trumbull Probate Court charge money when I open an estate?
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. The same fee law applies in all Connecticut probate districts (C.G.S. section 45a-105).
Can I use eFiling for the Trumbull Probate Court?
The statewide eFiling system is powered by TurboCourt. Attorneys who appear in probate matters must register under Probate Court Rules of Procedure, section 22.1. Registration is optional for everyone else. A self-represented person may use an Individual account, but the original will cannot be eFiled and must reach the court on paper under section 7.1a.
Can I appear remotely for a Trumbull Probate Court hearing?
Participation by electronic means may be requested under Probate Court Rules of Procedure, section 66.1. The court decides the request after considering the rule's factors, and the rule does not name a video or phone platform. Ask the clerk of the Trumbull Probate Court what the court expects for your hearing.
Can I look up a Trumbull Probate Court estate online?
Yes. Connecticut Case Lookup at ctprobate.gov/case-lookup lets you search decedents' estates and trusts and filter to PD46, Trumbull Probate Court. Coverage runs from January 5, 2011 to the present. The tool shows case index information and fiduciary contact information, not a complete document docket.
Does the Trumbull Probate Court have its own forms?
The Trumbull Probate Court uses the statewide Connecticut PC forms. The court's own page does not publish a separate packet, checklist or form set. Use the statewide forms at ctprobate.gov, and ask the clerk which originals must be mailed or delivered on paper.
Do I have to travel to Trumbull for probate?
Not always. Many Connecticut estate filings proceed through written waivers or the streamline notice procedure under Probate Court Rules of Procedure, section 8.6. If a hearing is set, participation by electronic means may be requested under section 66.1, but it is the court's decision.
What tax filing goes to the Trumbull Probate Court?
A Connecticut estate tax return is filed with the Probate Court within six months. For a decedent domiciled in Easton, Monroe or Trumbull, that means the Trumbull Probate Court. CT-706 NT is filed with the Probate Court for a nontaxable estate. CT-706/709 goes to Revenue Services with a copy to the Probate Court when required.
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