1. (a) Except as otherwise provided in sections 45a-487j to 45a-487s, inclusive, and 45a-499a to 45a-500s, inclusive, on January 1, 2020, the following rules apply:

   1. (1) Sections 45a-487j to 45a-487s, inclusive, and 45a-499a to 45a-500s, inclusive, apply to all trusts created before, on or after January 1, 2020.
   2. (2) Sections 45a-487j to 45a-487s, inclusive, and 45a-499a to 45a-500s, inclusive, apply to all judicial proceedings concerning trusts commenced on or after January 1, 2020.
   3. (3) Sections 45a-487j to 45a-487s, inclusive, and 45a-499a to 45a-500s, inclusive, apply to judicial proceedings concerning trusts commenced before January 1, 2020, unless the court in which the judicial proceeding is pending finds that application of a particular provision of sections 45a-487j to 45a-487s, inclusive, and 45a-499a to 45a-500s, inclusive, would substantially interfere with the effective conduct of the judicial proceedings or prejudice the rights of the parties. If the court finds substantial interference or prejudice, the particular provision of sections 45a-487j to 45a-487s, inclusive, and 45a-499a to 45a-500s, inclusive, do not apply and the superseded law applies.
   4. (4) Any rule of construction or presumption provided in sections 45a-487j to 45a-487s, inclusive, and 45a-499a to 45a-500s, inclusive, applies to trust instruments executed before January 1, 2020, unless there is a clear indication of a contrary intent in the terms of the trust.
   5. (5) An act done before January 1, 2020, is not affected by sections 45a-487j to 45a-487s, inclusive, and 45a-499a to 45a-500s, inclusive.
2. (b) If a right is acquired, extinguished or barred upon the expiration of a prescribed period that has commenced to run under any provision of the general statutes, other than sections 45a-487j to 45a-487s, inclusive, and 45a-499a to 45a-500s, inclusive, before January 1, 2020, the provision of the general statutes continues to apply to the right even if the provision has been repealed or superseded.

(P.A. 19-137, S. 109.)

History: P.A. 19-137 effective January 1, 2020.