{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-134","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-134","heading":"Decisions of probate court in contested cases. Time limit.","body":"Any judge of a probate court who has commenced a hearing in any contested case shall have power to continue the hearing and shall render a decision not later than one hundred twenty days from the completion date of the hearing. If a judge of a probate court fails to render a decision within one hundred twenty days from the completion date of the hearing, any party may petition the Probate Court Administrator for relief which may include reassignment of the case to another judge. Failure of a judge to render a decision in a timely manner does not deprive the court of jurisdiction over the case. The parties may waive the provisions of this section.","path":["TITLE 45a. PROBATE COURTS AND PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 801b. PROBATE COURT PROCEDURES","PART II. PROBATE COURT PROCEEDINGS IN GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_801b.htm#sec_45a-134","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:15Z","sha256":"c8506ecb17e178e2113b9342bf335100581dd447db74d3146622fcf31075ed11","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-133","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-135"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}