{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-258","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-258","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 45-172). Devise or bequest to subscribing witness.","body":"Every devise or bequest given in any will or codicil to a subscribing witness, or to the husband or wife of such subscribing witness, shall be void unless such will or codicil is legally attested without the signature of such witness, or unless such devisee or legatee is an heir to the testator. The competency of such witness shall not be affected by any such devise or bequest. The interest of any witness in any community, church, society, association or corporation, beneficially interested in any devise or bequest, shall not affect such devise or bequest or the competency of such witness.","path":["TITLE 45a. PROBATE COURTS AND PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 802a*. WILLS: EXECUTION AND CONSTRUCTION","PART II. REVOCATION, CONSTRUCTION OF WILLS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_802a.htm#sec_45a-258","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":"a26320f8b80d8329c825b51859305c79b09d92b9d16621cf0d2f20ee6a20c954","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-257f","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-259"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}