Connecticut

Conn. Gen. Stat. §45a-258 (formerly §45-172): every devise or bequest to a subscribing witness, or to the husband or wife of a subscribing witness, is VOID unless the will is legally attested without that witness's signature or the devisee/legatee is also an heir to the testator; the witness's competency is not affected, and a witness's mere interest in a community/church/society/association/corporation beneficially interested in a devise does not affect either the devise or the witness's competency

Notice: The powers granted by this document are broad and sweeping. They are defined in the Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act, which expressly permits the use of any other or different form of power of attorney desired by the parties concerned. The grantor of any power of attorney, the agent or such other person or entities as authorized by statute may make application to a Probate Court for an accounting as provided in subsection (d) of section 45a-175 of the general statutes. This power of attorney does not authorize the agent to make health care decisions for you.

General categories: A. Real property B. Tangible personal property C. Stocks and bonds D. Commodities and options E. Banks and other financial institutions F. Operation of entity or business G. Insurance and annuities H. Estates, trusts and other beneficial interests I. Claims and litigation J. Personal and family maintenance K. Benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service L. Retirement plans M. Taxes N. All other matters Powers that must be granted separately: O. Create, amend, revoke or terminate an inter vivos trust, provided in the case of a trust established for a disabled person pursuant to 42 USC 1396p (d)(4)(A) or 42 USC 1396p (d)(4)(C), the creation of such trust by an agent shall be only as permitted by federal law (Conn. Gen. Stat. §1-351) P. Make a gift, subject to the limitations of the Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act and any special instructions in this power of attorney. Unless otherwise provided in the special instructions, gifts per recipient may not exceed the annual dollar limits of the federal gift tax exclusion under Internal Revenue Code Section 2503(b), or if the principal's spouse agrees to consent to a split gift pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 2513, in an amount per recipient not to exceed twice the annual federal gift tax exclusion limit. In addition, an agent must determine that gifts are consistent with the principal's objectives if actually known by the agent and, if unknown, as the agent determines is consistent with the principal's best interest based on all relevant factors (Conn. Gen. Stat. §1-351) Q. Create or change rights of survivorship (Conn. Gen. Stat. §1-351) R. Create or change a beneficiary designation (Conn. Gen. Stat. §1-351) S. Waive the principal's right to be a beneficiary of a joint and survivor annuity, including a survivor benefit under a retirement plan (Conn. Gen. Stat. §1-351) T. Exercise fiduciary powers that the principal has authority to delegate (Conn. Gen. Stat. §1-351) U. Disclaim or refuse an interest in property, including a power of appointment (Conn. Gen. Stat. §1-351) V. Exercise all powers I may have over any digital device, digital asset, user account and electronically stored information, including any user account and digital asset that currently exists or may exist as technology develops, whether the same is in my own name or that I own or lawfully use jointly with any other individual; such powers include, but are not limited to, changing and circumventing my username and password to gain access to such user accounts and information; transferring or withdrawing funds or other digital assets among or from such user accounts; opening new user accounts in my name; all as my agent determines is necessary or advisable. I hereby give my lawful consent and fully authorize my agent to access, manage, control, delete and terminate any electronically stored information and communications of mine to the fullest extent allowable under the federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, 18 USC 2510 et seq., as amended from time to time, the Connecticut Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act and any other federal, state or international privacy law or other law and to take any actions I am authorized to take under all applicable terms of service, terms of use, licensing and other account agreements or laws. To the extent a specific reference to any federal, state, local or international law is required in order to give effect to this provision, I specifically provide that my intention is to so reference such law, whether such law is now in existence or comes into existence or is amended after the date of this document (Conn. Gen. Stat. §1-351) W. With respect to any intellectual property interests of mine, including, without limitation, copyrights, contracts for payments of royalties and trademarks, act in all ways with respect to such interests as if my agent were the owner thereof, including, without limitation, registering ownership, transferring ownership and recording documents to effectuate or memorialize such transfer, granting and revoking licenses, entering, terminating and enforcing agreements, defending ownership and conferring agency upon professionals to represent my interests before governmental agencies, and in general, to exercise all powers with respect to the intellectual property that I could exercise if present (Conn. Gen. Stat. §1-351)

Conn. Gen. Stat. §19a-576(a) requires only that the document be signed and dated in the presence of two adult witnesses who also sign it; the attestation that the maker appeared to be at least eighteen, of sound mind, able to understand the nature and consequences of health care decisions, and under no improper influence, is drawn from the statutory forms at §19a-575a and §19a-577. Apart from the facility rules, Connecticut does not impose the broader relative, heir, or healthcare-employee witness disqualifications that some other states' Living Will statutes adopt. If, at the time the directive is signed, the maker resides in a facility operated or licensed by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, then under §19a-576(b) at least one witness must be an individual who is not affiliated with the facility and at least one witness must be a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or licensed clinical psychologist with specialized training in treating mental illness. If, at that time, the maker resides in a facility operated or licensed by the Department of Developmental Services, then under §19a-576(c) at least one witness must be an individual who is not affiliated with the facility and at least one witness must be a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or licensed clinical psychologist with specialized training in developmental disabilities. Under §19a-576(a) the person appointed as health care representative shall not act as a witness to its execution and shall not sign the document; as a drafting precaution, any alternate health care representative named should not sign as a witness either, since §19a-576(a) bars only the person appointed as representative.