Connecticut § 45a-545w Trust for care of animal.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 45a-545w — Trust for care of animal.

Connecticut § 45a-545w

Title 45aProbate Courts and Procedure

Ch. 802cTrusts

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-545w (2026).

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(a)As used in this section:

(1)“Animal trust” means a trust or an interest in a trust created to provide for the care of one or more animals.

(2)“Protector” means a person appointed in an animal trust to enforce the trust on behalf of the animal or, if no such person is appointed in the trust, a person appointed by the court for that purpose.

(b)The decanting power may be exercised over an animal trust that has a protector to the extent the trust could be decanted under sections 45a-545a to 45a-545cc , inclusive, if each animal that benefits from the trust were an individual, if the protector consents in a signed record to the exercise of the power.

(c)A protector for an animal has the rights under sections 45a-545a to 45a-545cc , inclusive, of a qualified beneficiary.

(d)Notwithstan

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(a) As used in this section: (1) “Animal trust” means a trust or an interest in a trust created to provide for the care of one or more animals. (2) “Protector” means a person appointed in an animal trust to enforce the trust on behalf of the animal or, if no such person is appointed in the trust, a person appointed by the court for that purpose. (b) The decanting power may be exercised over an animal trust that has a protector to the extent the trust could be decanted under sections 45a-545a to 45a-545cc , inclusive, if each animal that benefits from the trust were an individual, if the protector consents in a signed record to the exercise of the power. (c) A protector for an animal has the rights under sections 45a-545a to 45a-545cc , inclusive, of a qualified beneficiary. (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 45a-545a to 45a-545cc , inclusive, if a first trust is an animal trust, in an exercise of the decanting power, the second trust shall provide that trust property may be applied only to its intended purpose for the period the first trust benefitted the animal.