Public-domain · open source
OpenJurist

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-426

(Formerly Sec. 45-271b). Protection of legacies

(1949 Rev., S. 6953; P.A. 80-476, S. 313.) History: P.A. 80-476 divided section into Subsecs. and substituted “property” for “estate”; Sec. 45-175 transferred to Sec. 45-271b in…

(a) All pecuniary legacies given in any will shall, if the personal property of the testator is insufficient for the payment thereof, be a charge on his real property not specifically described and devised, unless otherwise directed in such will.

(b) Specific legacies shall not be taken or sold for the payment of debts and charges against the estate of the testator when there is other property, real or personal, sufficient and available therefor and not specifically devised or bequeathed; but real property may be sold in lieu thereof, when it is necessary for such purpose, unless such will otherwise directs.

Official source: Connecticut General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Connecticut statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.