{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-624","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-624","heading":"Designation of standby guardian of minor.","body":"A parent or guardian, as principal, may designate a standby guardian of a minor in accordance with the provisions of sections 45a-624 to 45a-624g, inclusive. Such designation, in a form as provided in section 45a-624b, shall take effect upon the occurrence of a specified contingency, including, but not limited to, the mental incapacity, physical debilitation or death of the principal, provided a written statement signed under penalty of false statement has been executed pursuant to section 45a-624c that such contingency has occurred. A designation of a standby guardian shall be in writing and signed and dated by the principal with at least two witnesses. The principal shall provide a copy of such designation to the standby guardian.","path":["TITLE 45a. PROBATE COURTS AND PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 802h*. PROTECTED PERSONS AND THEIR PROPERTY","PART II*. GUARDIANS OF THE PERSON OF A MINOR"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_802h.htm#sec_45a-624","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":"c815accec0f281d14b833388978abe6e47da500b5e9174d0af37b2918293c1fd","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-623","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-624a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}