Connecticut Probate has a reputation, and it is not very good. From the scandal involving Judge James Kinsella in the 1980s to systemic flaws that have been slowly revealed as the legislature began to unravel the Probate onion in recent years. Here are a few stories discussing some of the common issues with our Probate system.

Channel 8 News Report
Another Channel 8 News Report
Yale Law School Commentary

We’ve been fortunate and have not had any large scale probate scandal in recent years that I’m aware of. Although as you can see from the articles, the vulnerabilities remain and the next scandal could come any day.

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