Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-131: (Formerly Sec. 45-16b). Participation of employees of certain state agencies in proceedings.

In any proceeding in the Probate Court in which the state is interested through the Department of Social Services, the Department of Administrative Services or the Department of Veterans Affairs, any employee of any such department shall be permitted to participate fully in the proceeding in the same manner as any other interested party before the court. The judge of the court shall not require that the state be represented by an attorney-at-law as a condition of participation.