{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-372","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-372","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 45-230u). Action not impaired by failure to present claim to fiduciary. Proper person to sue following final distribution.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of section 45a-357 and section 45a-375, the failure of a plaintiff to present his claim to the fiduciary as prescribed by law shall not impair his right to maintain an action against the beneficiaries under section 45a-368; provided nothing contained herein shall extend the time limited for the commencement of an action to enforce plaintiff's claim.\n(b) Following final distribution of all assets known to a fiduciary, any suit on an unsatisfied obligation described in subsection (a) of section 45a-368 shall be brought against beneficiaries and not against the fiduciary, unless the plaintiff is seeking to have the fiduciary personally surcharged.","path":["TITLE 45a. PROBATE COURTS AND PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 802b. DECEDENTS' ESTATES","PART VII*. CLAIMS AGAINST DECEDENTS' ESTATES FOR DECEDENTS DYING ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 1, 1987"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_802b.htm#sec_45a-372","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":"8ea5a981eda7c6f796bb8e925463f84261046c4fd427eafb6d3b9b0471e51f44","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-371","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-373"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}