Connecticut Household Paperwork Bundle: 3 Kits in One Download (CT Executor and Estate Kit, Connecticut Small Claims Kit, Connecticut POA Signing Kit)

Who it is for

Families in Connecticut getting papers in order: signing a power of attorney or will, settling an estate, or taking a money dispute to small claims.

Not the right fit if

You only need one of these papers (buy that kit on its own), or nothing is in Connecticut. Not a form preparation or legal service.

Why it is different

• 3 kits for 30% less than buying them one by one; each keeps its own folder in the download.
• The Connecticut kits are built only from our Connecticut data files: Sources, checked November 2026: Connecticut Probate Courts form PC-212, Affidavit in Lieu of Probate of Will/Administration (rev. 07/23); Connecticut small claims data file, checked November 2026 against Connecticut Judicial Branch: Small Claims FAQ; Connecticut power of attorney data file, checked November 2026 against 2015 Legislative Summary, Public Act 15-240 (Connecticut Office of the Probate Court Administrator); 2016 Legislative Summary, Public Act 16-40 (Connecticut Office of the Probate Court Administrator); Connecticut Advance Directives: Planning for Future Health Care Decisions (Connecticut Department of Social Services, Pub. 06-14).
• Every kit in the set is written for Connecticut.

What is inside

• Connecticut Executor and Estate Kit. Personal property in the person's name alone up to $40,000. Solely owned real estate in the state rules the procedure out; survivorship real estate doesn't, and survivorship assets over $40,000 don't count against the limit. Real estate in the person's name alone takes the estate out of this procedure. The official form doesn't call for a notary. Signed under penalty of false statement; the form has no notary block. Through a court office. Filed with the probate court for the district where the person lived, with a copy of the death certificate; the judge authorizes the transfers. PC-212, Affidavit in Lieu of Probate of Will/Administration. Filed with PC-212CI (confidential information) and, if assets remain after expenses and claims, PC-212A (request for order of distribution). Affidavit in lieu of probate of will or administration: The small estate procedure itself: a probate court process, not a document handed to a bank. The surviving spouse can be the petitioner; if there is none, a next of kin. waiting period after the death: check Connecticut Probate Courts form PC-212, Affidavit in Lieu of Probate of Will/Administration (rev. 07/23); witnesses the will needed, self-proving affidavit, if the will is handwritten, a witness who inherits: check Affidavit in Proof of Will and/or Codicil, form PC-210 (rev. 1/19), Connecticut Probate Courts. Assets, debts, payments and distributions; it compares the countable assets with $40,000 and flags real estate in the person's name alone, which rules the route out.
• Connecticut Small Claims Court Kit. In Connecticut, small claims (Small Claims session of the Superior Court) cover claims up to $5,000. From the official page: $5,000, or $15,000 for home improvement contract claims. Where and how to file, from the official pages: Individuals: where the plaintiff lives, where the defendant lives or does business, or where the transaction or injury happened. Business plaintiffs: where the defendant lives or does business, or where the transaction or injury happened. Landlord-tenant: the housing session where the property is. Fees: entry (filing) fee: $95; counterclaim: $95; motion to transfer to the regular docket: $125; application for wage, property or bank execution: $105. From the Judicial Branch small claims FAQ. If the plaintiff wins, the entry fee and service costs are added to the judgment. Service: The plaintiff serves each defendant by priority mail with delivery confirmation, certified mail return receipt requested, a national courier with delivery confirmation, or a proper officer such as a state marshal (required for out-of-state business entities). File the Statement of Service (JD-CV-123). Lawyers are allowed. Appeal: No right to appeal a small claims decision. A claim calculator that adds up your items and compares the total with $5,000 and $15,000 (home improvement contracts), a costs sheet with the Connecticut fee list, a deadline sheet in business days that skips weekends and federal holidays, and a collection tracker with the balance owed.
• Connecticut Power of Attorney Signing Kit. Get your Connecticut power of attorney signed the way the state's own law describes. The probate courts' summary says acknowledging isn't a requirement, though it matters when a bank or other third party is asked to accept the power of attorney; the statutory forms include an acknowledgment. Step by step in signing order: statutory form: Start from the official form: Connecticut statutory short form and long form power of attorney; notary: Notarizing isn't a condition of validity here, but do it anyway; witnesses: Two witnesses sign too; durable after incapacity: Durable unless the document says incapacity ends it. Healthcare: An advance directive is signed before two witnesses; the health care representative can't be one. A notary is needed only for the optional witnesses' affidavit. Notary: "While not a requirement, the POA may also be acknowledged." Witnesses: "witnessed by two witnesses" Durable after incapacity: "is durable, unless the instrument specifically provides that it is terminated by the incapacity of the principal" Healthcare power of attorney: "You must sign the document in the presence of two witnesses in order for the advance directives to be valid." The 6 confirmed Connecticut facts at a glance; not confirmed: agent's acknowledgment, recording for real estate.