CT HB06694

Allows posthumously conceived children to inherit from a deceased parent's estate if the parent executed a written document authorizing use of their sperm or eggs and granting the surviving spouse authority over them, and the child was conceived within one year of the parent's death.

Requires the surviving spouse to provide a copy of the authorization document to the estate fiduciary or administrator within 30 days, and the fiduciary must notify the probate court within 30 days of receipt.

Extends the definition of "child," "issue," "descendants," and "heirs" in wills and trusts to include children born after the decedent's death under the conditions specified, applying to all wills and trusts unless they indicate contrary intent.

Protects fiduciaries from personal liability for distributions made before learning of a posthumously conceived child, unless the fiduciary received proper notice or had actual knowledge of preserved reproductive material.

Allows beneficiaries to be held liable in Superior Court for property owed to posthumously conceived children, but only after the fiduciary's assets are exhausted and only in proportion to the assets they received from the estate.