Section 22.1 Registration for eFiling system(a) Except as provided in subsection (c), an attorney who appears or is appointed by the court in a probate matter shall register for the eFiling system. Registration for the system is optional for all other persons.(b) A registered filer shall comply with the standards established by the probate court administrator for use of the system.(c) The administrator may excuse an attorney from the requirement to use the system if the attorney is unable due to disability. Section 22.2 eFiling access in a matter(a) No person may access an existing matter through the eFiling system unless the person is a registered filer who has requested eFiling access to the matter and is: (2) an attorney for a party in the matter;(3) a guardian ad litem for a party in the matter;(4) an auditor appointed by the court under C.G.S. section 45a-175(f) or by the probate court administrator under C.G.S. section 45a-181; or(5) a Connecticut state agency that is a party or has a statutory duty or obligation in the matter.(b) By requesting eFiling access, a person agrees to receive eService of filings, notices, decrees and other documents and to waive any other form of notice specified in statute or rule.(c) The court shall approve a person's request for eFiling access to an existing matter on verification that the person is a party to the matter.(d) The court shall provide eFiling access to an existing matter to an attorney on:(1) receipt of the attorney's appearance on behalf of a party in the matter;(2) appointment of the attorney to represent a party in the matter; or(3) admission of an out-of-state attorney to appear pro hac vice in the matter.(e) The court shall approve the request of a court-appointed guardian ad litem for eFiling access to an existing matter.(f) Court approval is not required to eFile a petition that commences a new matter or an appearance as an attorney in a matter.(g) An auditor appointed under C.G.S. section 45a-175(f) or 45a-181 shall have eFiling access until the auditor's report is filed with the court. (C.G.S. section 45a-136f; Probate Court Rules, rules 5, 8, 12 and 13.)
Section 22.3 When eFiling mandatoryIf the court grants a registered filer eFiling access to a matter, the filer:
(1) shall eFile all documents in the matter, except as provided in section 7.1 a;(2) shall receive all filings, notices, decrees and other documents in the matter by eService; and(3) may view and download information and documents in the matter through the eFiling system. (Probate Court Rules, rules 8 and 16.)
Rule 22 adopted effective 1/1/2020; Section 22.2 amended effective July 1, 2022.