# Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-486: Sec. 45a-486. Termination of inter vivos trust when settlor or spouse is an applicant for or recipient of medical assistance

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## Section

- **Citation:** Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-486
- **Heading:** Sec. 45a-486. Termination of inter vivos trust when settlor or spouse is an applicant for or recipient of medical assistance
- **Jurisdiction:** Connecticut
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Connecticut Code / Title 45a / Chapter 802c / Section 45a-486

## Text

(b) Upon the application of the Department of Social Services, the Superior Court shall terminate an inter vivos trust established by a person or the person's spouse when the person or the person's spouse becomes an applicant for or recipient of public assistance or Medicaid. The Superior Court shall order that the principal and any undistributed income shall be distributed to the settlor of the trust. This section shall not apply if the settlor, the settlor's spouse, a conservator or other legal representative of the settlor or the settlor's spouse, or any other person having a beneficial interest in the trust, establishes by clear and convincing evidence that not one of the principal purposes of the trust was the current or future qualification of the settlor or the settlor's spouse for benefits under Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 USC 1396 et seq.).

(c) On or after October 1, 1992, the provisions of this section shall not apply to charitable remainder trusts, as defined in Section 664(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, nor to transfers which are deductible pursuant to Section 170(f)(2)(B), 2055(e)(2) or 2522(c)(2) of said code, nor to any trust in which the settlor or the settlor's spouse has not retained any interest, other than reversionary interest of five per cent or less.

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