The Probate Court has jurisdiction over the administration of estates, the interpretation of wills, child custody…More matters, commitments of the mentally ill, appointments of conservators, adoptions, and name changes. </p> <p>The New Canaan District was founded in 1938. In January 2011, the New Canaan and Darien probate courts were combined. The presiding judge is Mike Murray. The court is located at 2 Renshaw Road, Darien. 203-656-7342.</p>

Moffly Media describes its publications as "must-read luxury magazines that target the affluent residents of the…More towns they serve, offering the highest quality coverage in society, dining, travel, fashion, and premium goods and services."</p> <p>The company publishes New Canaan-Darien Magazine, Greenwich Magazine, Westport Magazine, AtHome and Stamford. Each magazine has a sub-section on the company's Web site, with glossy photos and categories for food and drink, fashion, home and garden and a detailed calendar of events.</p> <p>In the past, that was a solid formula for money-making in the affluent communities along Connecticut's southern coast, but a stalled  economy has forced the company to retrench somewhat, laying off 18 of 51 staffers last November and reducing publication for New Canaan-Darien Magazine to bi-monthly from monthly.</p>