Connecticut Administrative Code
Title 45a - Probate Courts and Procedure
651 - Conservator of Person
Section 45a-651-10 - Definitions
Current through September 9, 2024
As used in sections 10 through 16, inclusive:
(a) The terms "conservator of the person," "incapable of managing his or her affairs," incapable of caring for oneself," "respondent," and "ward" are defined in accordance with C.G.S. Section 45a-644.
(b) Available Appropriations means funds, if any, appropriated by the General Assembly to the Department of Human Resources to carry out the purposes of C.G.S. Section 45a-651.
(c) Commissioner means the Commissioner of the Department of Human Resources.
(d) Designee means any person selected by the Commissioner of Human Resources to act in his behalf as conservator of the person under C.G.S. Section 45a-651.
(e) Earned Income means any compensation payable by an employer to an employee for personal services and includes wages, salaries, tips, commissions, bonuses, and earnings from self-employment or contractual agreements based on the most recent 13 weeks, minus the usual and customary deductions.
(f) Other Income may include, but is not limited to pensions; annuities; dividends; interest; rental income; estate or trust income; royalties; social security minus any medicare deductions; supplemental security income; unemployment compensation; workmen's compensation; alimony; child support; and cash assistance from federal; state; or municipally funded assistance programs not otherwise excluded as income by federal or state law.
(g) Liquid Assets means all traditional assets readily convertible into cash, excluding real property and a monthly maintenance allowance to be determined by the Commissioner, and including but not limited to, cash, bank accounts, stocks, certificates of deposit, credit union shares, present interests in estates, the cash value of life insurance, and the cash value of burial insurance over $1,500. Liquid Assets also means Earned Income, and Other Income as defined in this section.
(h) Suitable Conservator means any person, municipal or state official, or private for profit or non-profit corporation, except a hospital or nursing home as defined in C.G.S. Section 19a-521, found appropriate by the probate court, upon taking into consideration the condition and needs of the respondent.
