Does Connecticut allow a transfer on death deed?
No. Connecticut has no transfer on death deed law for real estate. Last checked .
Connecticut at a glance
- TOD deed for real estate
- No
How a house passes in Connecticut without a TOD deed
- Small-estate affidavit cap. $40,000
- Real estate. The procedure is not available if the decedent owned any solely owned real property in Connecticut. Survivorship real estate is fine. Solely owned land requires a full probate estate. The court may authorize release of a mortgage interest the decedent held.
- Small estate affidavit proceeding in Probate Court (C.G.S. 45a-273); otherwise full estate administration. Connecticut's simplified route is itself a court proceeding: the affidavit plus the Probate Court decree, for estates up to $40,000 with no solely owned Connecticut real estate. Larger estates, or estates with solely owned real estate, need regular probate.
What people in Connecticut use instead
The legislature's Office of Legislative Research names two ways to pass a home outside probate while keeping the right to live there: deed the home and keep a life estate, or put it in a revocable living trust naming the relatives as beneficiaries.
Good to know in Connecticut
- 2026 HB 5266 'An Act Adopting the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act' history ends at referral to Judiciary (2/19/2026) and a public hearing (2/27/2026); earlier bills (2013 SB 1162, 2016 SB 117, 2020 HB 5209, 2025 HB 6896) also did not become law.
- The OLR report (2013-R-0312) is not a legal opinion.
Official pages
Sources
- CGA bill status: 2026 HB 5266 (read October 28, 2026)
- 2026 Raised Bill No. 5266 text (read October 28, 2026)
- 2025 Raised Bill No. 6896 text (read October 28, 2026)
- OLR Research Report 2013-R-0312 Life Estates and Living Trusts (read October 28, 2026)
Legal information from the official sources above, not legal advice. A TOD deed can affect Medicaid, taxes, creditors and co-owners; for a decision about your own property, ask the county recorder, a legal aid office or a lawyer. How we check: methodology.
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