This text of Connecticut § 45a-449 ((Formerly Sec. 45-278). Property due person residing outside United States.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Connecticut primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
When it appears that a legatee, distributee, cestui or beneficiary not residing within the territorial limits of the United States of America or any territory or possession thereof would not have the benefit or use or control of property due him or that special circumstances make it desirable that delivery to him be deferred, any court of probate may in its discretion order:
(1)That such legacy or distributive share be paid in whole or in part, to the executor, administrator, trustee or interested party for use by him in the purchase of goods such as food, clothing, medicine and the necessities of life to be sent to such legatee, distributee, cestui or beneficiary and that thereafter the executor, administrator, trustee or interested person account to the court indicating the purchase of
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When it appears that a legatee, distributee, cestui or beneficiary not residing within the territorial limits of the United States of America or any territory or possession thereof would not have the benefit or use or control of property due him or that special circumstances make it desirable that delivery to him be deferred, any court of probate may in its discretion order: (1) That such legacy or distributive share be paid in whole or in part, to the executor, administrator, trustee or interested party for use by him in the purchase of goods such as food, clothing, medicine and the necessities of life to be sent to such legatee, distributee, cestui or beneficiary and that thereafter the executor, administrator, trustee or interested person account to the court indicating the purchase of such goods and forwarding the receipt for the same sent by said legatee, distributee, cestui or beneficiary; or (2) that such property be converted into available funds and paid to the State Treasurer, to be invested by him at his discretion and, together with any proceeds thereof, to be held subject to such further order as such court may enter, provided the reasonable fees, as allowed by such court, of the attorney for any such legatee, distributee, cestui or beneficiary whose funds are payable to the State Treasurer hereunder shall be considered a lien thereon and shall be paid by the fiduciary having such funds in charge to such attorney prior to payment to the State Treasurer.