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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-186c (2026)

Appeal from probate court: Costs; waiver; tolling of appeal period

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(a) In an appeal taken under section 45a-186, costs may be taxed in favor of the prevailing party in the same manner, and to the same extent, as such costs are allowed in judgments rendered by the Superior Court.

(b) If the appellant claims that such appellant cannot pay the costs of an appeal taken under section 45a-186, the appellant shall, within the time permitted for filing the appeal, file with the clerk of the court to which the appeal is to be taken an application for waiver of payment of such costs, including the requirement of bond, if any. The application for waiver of such costs shall conform to the requirements prescribed by rule of the judges of the Superior Court. After such hearing as the court determines is necessary, the court shall render judgment on the application for waiver of such costs, which judgment shall contain a statement of the facts found by the court and the court's conclusions based on the facts found. The filing of the application for the waiver of such costs shall toll the time limits for the filing of an appeal until such time as a judgment on such application is rendered. A fiduciary acting on an order of the court made after expiration of the period of appeal shall not be liable for actions made in good faith unless such fiduciary has actual notice of the tolling of the appeal period.

(P.A. 07-116, S. 5; P.A. 10-32, S. 132.)

History: P.A. 10-32 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective May 10, 2010.

Legislature expressly addressed appellate procedure in this section and did not provide that a motion for revocation made pursuant to Sec. 45a-128 is an action that tolls the appeals period set forth in this section. 210 CA 278.

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Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2019–2022 · leading case: In re Prob. Appeal of Knott, 209 A.3d 690 (Conn. App. Ct. 2019).
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In re Prob. Appeal of Knott, 209 A.3d 690 (Conn. App. Ct. 2019). · cites it 10× “Specifically, the substitute plaintiff argues that his appeal was not untimely because an application for a waiver of fees (fee waiver) had been filed pursuant to General Statutes § 45a-186c, 1 which tolled the time limit set forth in *58 General Statutes § 45a-186 (a).”
Rider v. Rider, 210 Conn. App. 278 (Conn. App. Ct. 2022). · cites it 3× “See General Statutes § 45a-186c. In addition, § 45a-128, which governs motions for reconsideration, modification and revocation in pro- bate matters, addresses the appeal procedure for such motions14 and does not provide that such motions toll the appeal period with respect to…”
Sokolovsky v. Mulholland, 277 A.3d 138 (Conn. App. Ct. 2022). · cites it 3× “, General Statutes § 45a-186c (in probate context, when appellant files fee waiver pursuant to § 45a-186c, time limit in § 45a-186 (a) is tolled until judgment on fee waiver is rendered); General Statutes § 4-183 (m) (under Uniform Administrative Procedure Act (UAPA), General…”
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