CT: New Four-Town Probate Court Works Well in First Year

“It’s hard to believe it’s been a year already,” said Northern Fairfield County Probate Judge Joseph Egan. “It goes by fast.”

The Northern Fairfield County Probate District combines what were formerly single-town probate courts of Ridgefield, Redding, Bethel and Newtown. Its creation was part of state-mandated cost-cutting consolidation of Connecticut probate districts.

Mr. Egan, Ridgefield’s longtime probate judge, won a Republican primary and district election in November 2010. The court opened in January 2011.

“It’s almost exactly a year. It’s actually working out pretty well,” Judge Egan said.

“We actually opened up 533 new matters last year,” he said. “We probably have about 1,500 open files.”

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New Four-Town Probate Court Works Well in First Year