{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-316","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-316","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 45-249c). Appointment of temporary administrator to hold and preserve estate.","body":"Whenever, upon the application of a creditor or other person interested in the estate of a deceased person, it is found by the court of probate having jurisdiction of the estate that the granting of administration on the estate or the probating of the will of the deceased will be delayed, or that it is necessary for the protection of the estate of the deceased, the court may, with or without notice, appoint a temporary administrator to hold and preserve the estate until the appointment of an administrator or the probating of the will. The court shall require from such administrator a probate bond. If the court deems it more expedient, it may order any state marshal or constable to take possession of the estate until the appointment of an administrator or executor.","path":["TITLE 45a. PROBATE COURTS AND PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 802b. DECEDENTS' ESTATES","PART V*. SETTLEMENT OF DECEDENTS' ESTATES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_802b.htm#sec_45a-316","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":"4b98ef645cd06addcf248375f1911290290159a952bdcc7b0e60310c17db9124","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-315","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-317"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}