ANDOVER PROBATE COURT
Serving the towns of Columbia, Andover and Bolton
Honorable Elaine N. Camposeo Patricia A. McPherson, Chief Clerk
Mailing Address:
District of Andover Probate Court
Bolton Town Hall
222 Bolton Center Road
Bolton, CT 06043
Location:
Notch Road Municipal Center, 104 Notch Road, Bolton, Conn.
Phone: (860) 647-7979 Fax: (860) 649-8674
Email: andoverprobate@sbcglobal.net
Court Hours:
Monday
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday Thursday
8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Friday
8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Connecticut is divided into 123 probate districts, each of which is presided over by a Judge of Probate who is elected to office for a four year term.
Probate Courts have jurisdiction over many matters which include:
Probating wills and the administration of estates
Overseeing testamentary and living trusts
Determining title to real and personal property
Construing the meaning of wills and trusts
Appointing guardians for the mentally retarded
Appointing conservators of the person and the estate of incapable individuals
Committing those suffering from mental illness, alcoholism, or drug addiction to
an appropriate facility
Removing unfit parents as guardians of their children
Terminating the parental rights of parents who cannot fulfill their parental
responsibilities
Granting adoptions
Granting name changes
Passport applications
A number of estate applications and other estate-related forms are available online at the Judicial Branch's website, www.jud.state.ct.us (click on Court Forms under Quick Links)
For passport information, forms and travel advisories, visit www.travel.state.gov Forms are also available at the probate court.
Pamphlets giving general information about court matters are available to the public. However, due to the complexity of some issues before the Court, professional advice should be sought. While the probate judge and staff can answer procedural questions, they are not allowed to offer specific legal advice.
RUpdated 10/05/06
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