Search Litchfield County Probate Court Records
Litchfield County probate court records include estate files, trust matters, guardianship records, conservatorship cases, and related probate filings handled by district courts that serve towns in Litchfield County. This page uses the research source to help you search or obtain Litchfield County probate court records. Start with case lookup, then confirm town-to-court assignment before contacting the assigned district for file-level details.
Litchfield County Probate Court Coverage
Litchfield County probate court records are routed through district courts by town. The research source notes searchable online estate and trust data from January 5, 2011 forward, with incomplete earlier coverage. For older records, direct court contact is often required.
Use town assignment first. That keeps a Litchfield County probate court records request with the correct court and avoids delays from wrong-district filings.
Litchfield County Probate Courts
The courts below are listed in the research source for Litchfield County probate court records routing.
Litchfield Hills Probate Court serves Canaan, Cornwall, Harwinton, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, Norfolk, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, Thomaston, Warren. Address: Town Office Building, 74 West St., Litchfield, CT 06759-3500. Phone: (860) 567-8065. Hours: 8:30 A.M.-4:30 P.M., Mon.-Fri.. Judge: Jordan M. Richards.
Torrington Area Probate Court (PD-23) serves Barkhamsted, Colebrook, Goshen, Hartland, New Hartford, Torrington, Winchester, Winsted. Address: Municipal Building, 140 Main St., Torrington, CT 06790-5201. Phone: (860) 489-2215. Hours: Mon - Wed 8:00 - 5:00, Thurs 8:00 - 6:30, Fri 8:00 - 12:30. Judge: James P. Steck. Chief Clerk: Gale L. Pellegren.
Region #22 Probate Court (PD-22) serves Bethlehem, Oxford, Roxbury, Southbury, Washington, Watertown, Woodbury. Address: Town Hall, 501 Main St. So., Southbury, CT 06488-4217. Phone: (203) 262-0641. Hours: Mon - Thurs 8:00 - 4:30, Fri 8:00 - 2:00. Chief Clerk: Amanda A. Cesarello.
Litchfield County Record Search
Use this workflow for Litchfield County probate court records and keep each request tied to the serving district.
- Match town assignment with court locator.
- Use forms list for required filing documents.
- Review user guides in resource library.
- Check document access limits at viewing case documents.
- Contact the district court listed for the case.
This method helps complete Litchfield County probate court records requests when public search data is limited.
Litchfield County Probate Laws
Litchfield County probate court records are governed by Title 45a, Chapter 802b, and Chapter 802h. These chapters address estate administration, trusts, guardianship, conservatorship, and protected-person matters reflected in probate files.
Research support for older and district-level context is available through the Connecticut State Library probate guide.
Litchfield County Source Page
This manifest source supports Litchfield County probate court records research: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/pub/title_45a.htm.
The source above is used as a state fallback image because no county-specific manifest image is available for Litchfield County.
Cities in Litchfield County
These city pages localize Litchfield County probate court records content from the same research file.
Each city page keeps the same record type focus and links back to county-level guidance for broader local coverage.