(a) Except as provided in this section, all appeals by persons who are minors at the time of the making of the order, denial or decree appealed from shall be taken within twelve months after they arrive at the age of majority.
(b) In the case of any minor who has a guardian or guardian ad litem appointed and qualified by any Probate Court in this state at the time of the making of the order, denial or decree, the minor or anyone on his or her behalf may appeal therefrom within the time provided in section 45a-186 if the guardian or guardian ad litem had legal notice of the time and place of the hearing.
(c) Any judge or clerk of the Probate Court or any fiduciary may cause written notice of any order, denial or decree of the Probate Court to be given to any person of the age of majority, or to the guardian or guardian ad litem of any minor who has not had legal notice of the hearing on the proceeding at which the order, denial or decree was passed and who may be aggrieved thereby. In any such case the person, minor, guardian or guardian ad litem may appeal only within the time provided in section 45a-186 after receiving such notice.
(1949 Rev., S. 7073; P.A. 80-476, S. 94; P.A. 82-277; P.A. 11-128, S. 14; P.A. 19-47, S. 14.)
History: P.A. 80-476 divided section into Subsecs. and restated provisions; P.A. 82-277 amended Subsec. (d) to permit the judge or clerk of the court of probate or any fiduciary to give written notice of any court decree where previously “any executor, administrator or trustee of an estate” gave such notice; Sec. 45-291 transferred to Sec. 45a-188 in 1991; P.A. 11-128 amended Subsec. (b) to delete “the time in which” and substitute “within the time provided in section 45a-186 if the guardian or guardian ad litem had legal notice of the time and place of the hearing” for provisions providing one month to appeal, deleted former Subsec. (c) re appeals by persons not inhabitants of this state, and redesignated existing Subsec. (d) as Subsec. (c) and amended same to substitute “within the time provided in section 45a-186” for “within one month”; P.A. 19-47 amended Subsecs. (b) and (c) by making technical changes, effective June 26, 2019.