Windham County Certificate of Trust Form (Vermont)

All Windham County specific forms and documents listed below are included in your immediate download package:

Certificate of Trust Form

Windham County Certificate of Trust Form

Fill in the blank form formatted to comply with all recording and content requirements.
Included Windham County compliant document last validated/updated 9/4/2024

Certificate of Trust Guide

Windham County Certificate of Trust Guide

Line by line guide explaining every blank on the form.
Included Windham County compliant document last validated/updated 9/2/2024

Completed Example of the Certificate of Trust Document

Windham County Completed Example of the Certificate of Trust Document

Example of a properly completed form for reference.
Included Windham County compliant document last validated/updated 10/11/2024

When using these Certificate of Trust forms, the subject real estate must be physically located in Windham County. The executed documents should then be recorded in one of the following offices:

Town Clerk of Athens

56 Brookline Rd, Athens, Vermont 05143

Hours: Mo 9:00 to 1:00 or by appt.

Phone: (802) 869-3370

Town Clerk of Brattleboro

230 Main St, Ste 108, Brattleboro, Vermont 05301

Hours: Mo-Fr 8:30 to 5:00

Phone: (802) 251-8157

Town Clerk of Brookline

734 Grassy Brook Rd / PO Box 403, Newfane, Vermont 05345

Hours: Tu, Th 9:00 - 2:00; 1st Sat 9:00 to noon; and by appt.

Phone: (802) 365-4648

Town Clerk of Dover

102 Route 100 / PO Box 527, West Dover, Vermont 05356

Hours: Mo-Fr 9:00 to 5:00

Phone: (802) 464-5100 x2

Town Clerk of Dummerston

1523 Middle Rd, East Dummerston, Vermont 05346

Hours: Mo, Tu, Th, Fr 9:00 to 3:00 & We 11:00 to 5:00

Phone: (802) 257-1496

Town Clerk of Grafton

117 Main St / PO Box 180, Grafton, Vermont 05146

Hours: Mo, Tu, Th, Fr 9:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:00; call first

Phone: (802) 843-2419

Town Clerk of Guilford

236 School Rd, Guilford , Vermont 05301

Hours: Mo 7:00 to 6:00; Tu-Th 7:00 to 5:00

Phone: (802) 254-6857

Town Clerk of Halifax

246 Branch Rd / PO Box 127, West Halifax, Vermont 05358

Hours: Mo, Tu, Fr 8:00 to 3:00 & Sa 9:00 to noon

Phone: (802) 368-7390

Town Clerk of Jamaica

28 Town Office Rd / PO Box 173, Jamaica, Vermont 05343

Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 4:00

Phone: (802) 874-4681

Town Clerk of Londonderry

100 Old School St, South Londonderry, Vermont 05155

Hours: Mo, Tu, Th, Fr 8:30 to 2:30; We 10:00 to 5:00; Sat by appt

Phone: (802) 824-3356

Town Clerk of Marlboro

510 South Rd / PO Box E, Marlboro, Vermont 05344

Hours: Mo, We, Th 9:00 to 4:00 (always call ahead)

Phone: (802) 254-2181

Town Clerk of Newfane

555 VT Rte 30 / PO Box 36, Newfane, Vermont 05345

Hours: Mo - Fr 8:00 to 6:00

Phone: (802) 365-7772 x10

Town Clerk of Putney

127 Main St / PO Box 233, Putney, Vermont 05346

Hours: Mo, We-Fr 9:00 to 2:00; We 7:00 to 9:00; Sa 9:00 to noon

Phone: (802) 387-5862 x14

Town Clerk of Rockingham

7 Village Square / PO Box 339, Bellows Falls, Vermont 05101

Hours: Mo-Fr 8:30 to 4:30

Phone: (802) 463-4336 x102

Windham County Clerk (for Somerset)

7 Court St / PO Box 207, Newfane, Vermont 05345

Hours: 8:30 to 4:00 M-F

Phone: (802) 251-2009

Town Clerk of Stratton

9 West Jamaica Rd, Stratton, Vermont 05360

Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 3:00

Phone: (802) 869-6184

Town Clerk of Townshend

2006 VT Rte 30 / PO Box 223, Townshend, Vermont 05353

Hours: Mo-We & Fr 9:00 to 4:00

Phone: (802) 365-7300

Town Clerk of Vernon

567 Governor Hunt Rd, Vernon, Vermont 05354

Hours: Mo, Tu, Th 7:30 to 5:30; We 7:30 to 9:30am

Phone: (802) 257-0292 x4

Town Clerk of Wardsboro

71 Main St / PO Box 48, Wardsboro, Vermont 05355

Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:30

Phone: (802) 896-6055

Town Clerk of Westminster

3651 US Rte 5 / PO Box 147, Westminster, Vermont 05158

Hours: Mo-Fr 8:30 to 4:00

Phone: (802) 722-4091

Town Clerk of Whitingham

2948 VT Rte 100 / PO Box 529, Jacksonville, Vermont 05342

Hours: Mo-Fr 9:00 to 2:00; We 5:00 to 7:00; 1st Sa 9:00 to noon

Phone: (802) 368-7887

Town Clerk of Wilmington

2 E Main St, Rte 9 / PO Box 217, Wilmington, Vermont 05363-0217

Hours: Mo-Fr 8:30 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:00

Phone: (802) 464-5836

Town Clerk of Windham

5976 Windham Hill Rd, Windham, Vermont 05359

Hours: Mo 12:00 to 4:30; Tu 8:30 to 12:00; We 8:30 to 4:30; Th 11:30 to 4:30

Phone: (802) 874-4211

Local jurisdictions located in Windham County include:

  • Bellows Falls
  • Brattleboro
  • Cambridgeport
  • East Dover
  • Grafton
  • Jacksonville
  • Jamaica
  • Londonderry
  • Marlboro
  • Newfane
  • Putney
  • Saxtons River
  • South Londonderry
  • South Newfane
  • Townshend
  • Vernon
  • Wardsboro
  • West Dover
  • West Dummerston
  • West Halifax
  • West Townshend
  • West Wardsboro
  • Westminster
  • Westminster Station
  • Whitingham
  • Williamsville
  • Wilmington

How long does it take to get my forms?

Forms are available immediately after submitting payment.

How do I get my forms, are they emailed?

Immediately after you submit payment, the Windham County forms you order will be available for download directly from your account. You can then download the forms to your computer. If you do not already have an account, one will be created for you as part of the order process, and your login details will be provided to you. If you encounter any issues accessing your forms, please reach out to our support team for assistance. Forms are NOT emailed to you.

What does "validated/updated" mean?

This indicates the most recent date when at least one of the following occurred:

  • Updated: The document was updated or changed to remain compliant.
  • Validated: The document was examined by an attorney or staff, or it was successfully recorded in Windham County using our eRecording service.
Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Windham County?

Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed all formatting requirements set forth by Windham County including margin requirements, content requirements, font and font size requirements.

Can the Certificate of Trust forms be re-used?

Yes. You can re-use the forms for your personal use. For example, if you have more than one property in Windham County that you need to transfer you would only need to order our forms once for all of your properties in Windham County.

What are supplemental forms?

Often when a deed is recorded, additional documents are required by Vermont or Windham County. These could be tax related, informational, or even as simple as a coversheet. Supplemental forms are provided for free with your order where available.

What type of files are the forms?

All of our Windham County Certificate of Trust forms are PDFs. You will need to have or get Adobe Reader to use our forms. Adobe Reader is free software that most computers already have installed.

Do I need any special software to use these forms?

You will need to have Adobe Reader installed on your computer to use our forms. Adobe Reader is free software that most computers already have installed.

Do I have to enter all of my property information online?

No. The blank forms are downloaded to your computer and you fill them out there, at your convenience.

Can I save the completed form, email it to someone?

Yes, you can save your deed form at any point with your information in it. The forms can also be emailed, blank or complete, as attachments.

Are there any recurring fees involved?

No. Nothing to cancel, no memberships, no recurring fees.

Codified at 14A V.S.A. 10-1013, the certification of trust is a document signed and either presented or recorded by a trustee in order to give notice to parties outside of the trust arrangement that a trust exists and that the trustee has the authority to enter into the transaction at hand. The certificate is made in lieu of recording the entire trust instrument, and is effective "as though the full trust instrument had been recorded, filed, or presented" (14A V.S.A. 10-1013(b)).

The certification of trust presents the trust's name and date, the names of the trust's settlor and original trustee, the name and address of the acting trustee, and a summary of the relevant provisions of the trust authorizing the trustee to act in the transaction at hand.

The document contains certified statements made by the executing trustee that the trust exists; that there are no provisions of the trust instrument which limit the powers of the trustee enumerated within the certificate; and that the trust is either unsupervised by a court, or, if supervised, the trustee has obtained the required approval to act.

A certificate of trust is recorded in support of business involving trust property. When the document is used in real property transaction, a legal description of the subject property and parcel identifying information should be included. All documents pertaining to real property are recorded at the municipal level in Vermont, with the exception of Buels Gore, which records via the Chittenden County Clerk. The document must meet all state and local requirements relating to form and content, and be properly notarized before recording.

A certification of trust "provides the person relying on the trustee's authority [with] a level of protection". The sworn statements made by the trustee which comprise the certificate may be relied on as fact. Recipients of a certificate of trust may request the supporting excerpts from the trust instrument that designate the trustee and confer the relevant powers upon the trustee. A trustee is also required to give notice of any amendment or revocation of a certificate pursuant to 14A V.S.A. 10-1013(d).

Consult a lawyer with questions concerning trusts and certifications of trust in Vermont.

(Vermont COT Package includes form, guidelines, and completed example)

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