Connecticut General Statutes Title 45A. Probate Courts and Procedure § 45a-437. Intestate succession. Distribution to spouse

(1) If there is no surviving issue or parent of the decedent, the entire intestate estate absolutely;

(2) If there is no surviving issue of the decedent but the decedent is survived by a parent or parents, the first one hundred thousand dollars plus three-quarters of the balance of the intestate estate absolutely;

(3) If there are surviving issue of the decedent all of whom are also issue of the surviving spouse, the first one hundred thousand dollars plus one-half of the balance of the intestate estate absolutely;

(4) If there are surviving issue of the decedent one or more of whom are not issue of the surviving spouse, one-half of the intestate estate absolutely.

(1) Issue includes children who qualify for inheritance under the provisions of section 45a-438 and the legal representatives of such children;

(2) A person shall be considered a parent if the person qualifies for inheritance from or through the child under the provisions of section 45a-438b.