The Region 14 Probate Court serves the residents of the Town of Portland.  The court has jurisdiction over the following matters

• probating wills and the administration of estates

• overseeing testamentary and living trusts

• determining title to real and personal property

• construing the meaning of wills and trusts

• appointing guardians for the intellectually disabled 

• appointing conservators of the person and the estate of incapable individuals 

• committing those suffering from mental illness, alcoholism, or drug addiction to an appropriate facility 

• removing unfit parents as guardians of their children

• terminating the parental rights of parents who cannot fulfill their parental responsibilities

• granting adoptions

• granting name changes

• other matters 

For U.S. Passport Applications, see www.travel.state.gov or call 1-877-487-2778

General Probate Information and forms are available at: www.ctprobate.gov