Section 45a-245a - Successor fiduciary substituted for corporate fiduciary(a) As used in this section, "corporate fiduciary" means a bank, out-of-state bank, trust company, or any other corporate entity that is authorized to act as a fiduciary in this state, and "successor fiduciary" means a corporate fiduciary that is substituted for another corporate fiduciary under the provisions of this section by reason of the merger or consolidation of corporate fiduciaries, the acquisition of the stock or assets of a corporate fiduciary, or the transfer by a corporate fiduciary of all or a portion of its trust and fiduciary business to another corporate fiduciary.(b) A successor fiduciary shall be substituted as a fiduciary for its predecessor corporate fiduciary following (1) the adoption of corporate resolutions by the successor fiduciary and the predecessor corporate fiduciary providing for the substitution and the effective date of the substitution and (2) the expiration of the notice period provided in subsection (c) of this section. A successor fiduciary shall have all of the rights, powers, duties and obligations of the predecessor corporate fiduciary and shall be deemed to be named, nominated or appointed as fiduciary in any will, trust, court order or similar written document or instrument that names, nominates or appoints the predecessor corporate fiduciary as fiduciary, whether executed before or after the successor fiduciary is substituted; provided, the successor fiduciary shall have no obligations or liabilities under this subsection for any acts, actions, inactions or events occurring prior to the effective date of the substitution.(c) When a successor fiduciary is substituted under this section, the predecessor corporate fiduciary shall publish notice once each week for three successive weeks in the form of a legal advertisement in a newspaper having a substantial circulation in the area in which the principal place of business of the predecessor corporate fiduciary is located. The notice shall include (1) the name of the predecessor corporate fiduciary, (2) the name of the successor fiduciary, and (3) the effective date of substitution of the successor fiduciary, which date may not be earlier than thirty days following the initial publication date. A copy of such notice shall be mailed by the predecessor corporate fiduciary to each person to whom the predecessor corporate fiduciary provides periodic reports of fiduciary activity.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-245a