TheDay.com - Towns look to strike probate court balance.
From now until 2011; attorneys, judges, clerks, and clients will wait to see what the Connecticut Probate Court system will look like and how it will work.
While one could argue that the courts should mirror the current Superior Court county-centric system, the local courts aren't willing to sit on their hands and wait until changes are imposed on them:
The Connecticut Probate Assembly has 45 days from the passage of the bill into law to recommend a redistricting plan to a commission tasked with updating the probate system.
The redistricting commission has until Sept. 15 to file its consolidation plan for review by the General Assembly, which will convene in special session to vote on the plan. The new probate-court structure will take effect in January 2011.
According to the article, town leaders are scrambling to gain allies and alliances. While it would be logical to follow a county system with satellite courts feeding into a main county hub, here's a vote hoping to the state will be listening to its local experts on how best to consolidate.
