What would be wrong with merging all probate courts into the Superior Court system?
For me this is the most subtle part to explain. For all of my legal career I have had the unpleasant task of consoling many potential litigants with the unhappy truth that where there is a right there is not always a remedy. Litigation is so very expensive and emotionally taxing. As a nation we have set a fairly high standard for certain types of dispute resolution in our judicial system. But at what cost? Connecticut has many brand new court facilities; we seem willing to spend. Even so, the caseloads outpace all that is offered. Sometimes it seems we do it on purpose to weed out the weak cases or to force combatants to settle. It’s as if we consider most civil-side litigation as optional- citizens shouldn’t actually get their day in court. Not only that, but ordinary people are intimidated by the process; they don’t understand it and it doesn’t mesh at all with their daily lives. The result is they will use it only when they simply have no other choice. Often they just skip it and ac
