Gov. M. Jodi Rell will propose massive changes to the state's troubled probate system, asking the General Assembly to close down 81 of the 117 courts and raising the qualifications for judges.
Under the governor's plan, the courts would be located in each of the 36 state Senate districts, and the judges would have to live in those districts.
Accounting and payroll functions would be centralized, and all courts would be open 40 hours a week, according to sources with access to Rell's two-year spending plan that she'll later announce.
The moves could save the state $9 million a year as it confronts a deficit that could reach $10 billion by June 2011.
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Probate system faces massive overhaul
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Judges Will Take Pay Cuts
Probate Losing 20K Daily
Under the governor's plan, the courts would be located in each of the 36 state Senate districts, and the judges would have to live in those districts.
Accounting and payroll functions would be centralized, and all courts would be open 40 hours a week, according to sources with access to Rell's two-year spending plan that she'll later announce.
The moves could save the state $9 million a year as it confronts a deficit that could reach $10 billion by June 2011.
Full Article and Source:
Probate system faces massive overhaul
See also:
Judges Will Take Pay Cuts
Probate Losing 20K Daily
1 comment:
This is a reasonable move. The CT probate court system is bloated and I believe has been preying on innocent people in order to keep it afloat.
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