CT Gen Stat § 45a-187. (Formerly Sec. 45-289) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 45a - Probate Courts and Procedure|Chapter 801b - Probate Court Procedures|Section 45a-187. (Formerly Sec. 45-289) - Time of taking appeals.

 (a) An appeal by persons of the age of majority who are present or who have legal notice to be present, or who have been given notice of their right to request a hearing or have filed a written waiver of their right to a hearing, shall be taken within the time provided in section 45a-186, except as otherwise provided in this section. If such persons have no notice to be present and are not present, or have not been given notice of their right to request a hearing, such appeal shall be taken within twelve months, except for appeals by such persons from an order of termination of parental rights, other than an order of termination of parental rights based on consent, or a decree of adoption, in which case appeal shall be taken within ninety days. An appeal from an order of termination of parental rights based on consent, which order is issued on or after October 1, 2004, shall be taken within twenty days. The appeal periods set forth in this section shall be calculated from the date on which the court sent the order, denial or decree by mail or the date on which the court transmitted the order, denial or decree by electronic service, whichever is later.(b) An order, denial or decree of a Probate Court shall not be invalid because of the disqualification of the judge unless an appeal therefrom is taken within the time provided in this section and sections 45a-186 and 45a-188.(1949 Rev., S. 7072; 1953, S. 2948d; P.A. 74-164, S. 12, 20; P.A. 80-476, S. 93; P.A. 98-219, S. 25; P.A. 04-128, S. 1; P.A. 05-288, S. 151; P.A. 11-128, S. 13; P.A. 19-47, S. 13.)History: P.A. 74-164 added exception re appeals from decree of termination of parental rights or adoption; P.A. 80-476 divided section into Subsecs. and restated provisions; Sec. 45-289 transferred to Sec. 45a-187 in 1991; P.A. 98-219 amended Subsec. (a) by adding reference to appeals by persons “who have been given notice of their right to request a hearing or have filed a written waiver of their right to a hearing”; P.A. 04-128 amended Subsec. (a) by adding provisions re appeal from order of termination of parental rights based on consent and by making conforming and technical changes; P.A. 05-288 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective July 13, 2005; P.A. 11-128 amended Subsec. (a) to substitute “within the time provided in section 45a-186” for “within thirty days” and delete reference to appeal “under section 45a-186”, deleted former Subsec. (b) re appeal for payment of claims against insolvent estate, and redesignated existing Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (b) and amended same to substitute “within the time provided in section 45a-186, this section and section 45a-188” for “within thirty days” and make a technical change; P.A. 19-47 amended Subsec. (a) by adding “The appeal periods set forth in this section shall be calculated from the date on which the court sent the order, denial or decree by mail or the date on which the court transmitted the order, denial or decree by electronic service, whichever is later.” and amended Subsec. (b) by making technical changes, effective June 26, 2019.