§ 45a-667m — Declination of jurisdiction due to unjustifiable conduct of a party. Assessment against party.

(a) If at any time a court of probate determines that it acquired jurisdiction to appoint a conservator of the person or issue a conservator of the estate order because of unjustifiable conduct of a party, the court shall: (1) Decline to exercise jurisdiction and dismiss the case if the court has not entered an order in the case; or (2) Rescind any order issued in the case and dismiss the case, except that, prior to dismissing the case, the court may exercise limited jurisdiction for not more than ninety days for the limited purpose of fashioning an appropriate remedy to avoid immediate and irreparable harm to the mental or physical health or financial or legal affairs of the person for whom a conservator of the person was appointed or who was subject to the conservator of the estate order to prevent a repetition of the unjustifiable conduct. (b) A court of probate that determines it has acquired or maintained jurisdiction because a party seeking or having sought to invoke its jurisdiction engaged in unjustifiable conduct may assess against that party necessary and reasonable expenses, including attorney's fees, investigative fees, court costs, communication expenses, medical examination expenses, witness fees and expenses, and travel expenses. The court may not assess fees, costs or expenses of any kind against this state or a governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality of this state unless authorized by law other than sections 45a-667 to 45a-667v , inclusive.

Legislative History

(P.A. 12-22, S. 14.)