Connecticut General Statutes Title 45A. Probate Courts and Procedure § 45a-520. Termination of charitable trusts

(a) As used in this section: (1) “Charitable beneficiary” and “charitable entity” include, without limitation, towns, ecclesiastical society and cemetery associations owning or controlling the operation of a cemetery or burial ground; and (2) “charitable trust” means a trust for the benefit of one or more charitable beneficiaries.

(b) In any case where the current market value of the assets of a testamentary or inter vivos charitable trust is less than one hundred fifty thousand dollars, any trustee thereof, any charitable beneficiary specifically designated in the governing instrument or the Attorney General may petition a Probate Court specified in section 45a-499p for an order terminating the trust. Upon receipt of such a petition, the court shall order a hearing and cause notice thereof to be given to the Attorney General, the trustees, the grantor of the trust, if living, and any charitable beneficiary of the trust specifically designated in the governing instrument. If at such a hearing the court determines that continuation of the trust is uneconomic when the costs of operating the trust, probable income and other relevant factors are considered or not in the best interest of the beneficiaries, the court may order termination of the trust and distribution of the trust assets to any charitable beneficiary specifically designated in the governing instrument or, if no such beneficiary exists, to such other charitable trusts or charitable entities, including any community trust or foundation, as the court may determine will fulfill the charitable purposes of the trust being so terminated.

(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to termination of trusts or funds as provided in chapter 368j. 1