Carolyne Y. Hynes v. Sharon M. Jones

Summary

The court held that Connecticut Probate Courts lack subject matter jurisdiction over a September 11th Victim Compensation Fund award paid directly to a surviving spouse as representative payee for her minor child. The award was a contractual payment to the parent, not property of the decedent's estate or property to which the child was entitled or that belonged to the child under the cited probate statutes. The judgment was reversed and the matter remanded with directions to sustain the plaintiff's appeal.