Windsor County Certificate of Trust Form (Vermont)

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

Certificate of Trust Form

Windsor County Certificate of Trust Form

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

Certificate of Trust Guide

Windsor County Certificate of Trust Guide

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

Completed Example of the Certificate of Trust Document

Windsor County Completed Example of the Certificate of Trust Document

Example of a properly completed form for reference.
Included Windsor 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 Windsor County. The executed documents should then be recorded in one of the following offices:

Town Clerk of Andover

953 Weston-Andover Rd, Andover, Vermont 05143

Hours: Mo, Tu, Th, Fr 9:00 to 1:00 & We 11:00 to 3:00 (always call ahead)

Phone: (802) 875-2765

Town Clerk of Baltimore

1902 Baltimore Rd, Baltimore, Vermont 05143

Hours: We 4:00 to 6:00 & Th 9:00 to 11:00 and by appt

Phone: (802) 263-5274

Town Clerk of Barnard

115 North Rd / PO Box 274, Barnard, Vermont 05031

Hours: Mo-We 8:00 to 3:30

Phone: (802) 234-9211

Town Clerk of Bethel

134 South Main St / PO Box 404, Bethel, Vermont 05032

Hours: Mo, Th 8:00 to 12:30 & 1:00 to 4:00; Tu, Fr 8:00 to 12:00

Phone: (802) 234-9722

Town Clerk of Bridgewater

7335 US Rte 4, Bridgewater, Vermont 05034

Hours: Mo-Th 8:00 to 4:00

Phone: (802) 672-3334

Town Clerk of Cavendish

37 High St / PO Box 126, Cavendish, Vermont 05142

Hours: Mo-Fr 9:00 to 4:30

Phone: (802) 226-7292

Town Clerk of Chester

556 Elm St / PO Box 370, Chester, Vermont 05143

Hours: Mo-Fr 8:00 to 4:00 or by appt

Phone: (802) 875-2173

Town Clerk of Hartford

171 Bridge St, White River Junction, Vermont 05001

Hours: 8:00 to 5:00 M-F (sometimes closed 12:00 to 1:00)

Phone: (802) 295-2785

Town Clerk of Hartland

1 Quechee Rd / PO Box 349, Hartland, Vermont 05048

Hours: Mo-Fr 7:00 to 5:00

Phone: (802) 436-2444

Town Clerk of Ludlow

37 Depot St / PO Box 307, Ludlow, Vermont 05149

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

Phone: (802) 228-3232

Town Clerk of Norwich

300 Main St / P.O. Box 376, Norwich, Vermont 05055

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

Phone: (802) 649-1419

Town Clerk of Plymouth

68 Town Office Rd, Plymouth, Vermont 05056

Hours: Mo-Th 8:00 to 4:00

Phone: (802) 672-3655

Town Clerk of Pomfret

5218 Pomfret Rd, North Pomfret, Vermont 05053

Hours: Mo, We, Fr 8:30 to 2:30

Phone: (802) 457-3861

Town Clerk of Reading

799 Rte 106 / PO Box 72, Reading, Vermont 05062

Hours: Mo-Th 8:00 to 4:00; 1st Sat 9:00 to 12:00

Phone: (802) 484-7250

Town Clerk of Rochester

67 School St / PO Box 238, Rochester, Vermont 05767-0238

Hours: Tu-Fr 8:00 to 4:00

Phone: (802) 767-3631

Town Clerk of Royalton

23 Alexander Place #1 / PO Box 680, South Royalton, Vermont 05068

Hours: Mo-Th 8:00 to 12:00 & 12:30 to 3:00

Phone: (802) 763-7207

Town Clerk of Sharon

69 VT Rte 132 / PO Box 250, Sharon, Vermont 05065

Hours: Mo-Th 7:30 to 4:30

Phone: (802) 763-8268 x1

Town Clerk of Springfield

96 Main St, Springfield, Vermont 05156

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

Phone: (802) 885-2104

Town Clerk of Stockbridge

1722 VT Rte 100 / PO Box 39, Stockbridge, Vermont 05772

Hours: Tu-Th 8:00 to 4:30; Fr 8:00 to 12:00

Phone: (802) 746-8400

Town Clerk of Weathersfield

5259 Route 5 / PO Box 550, Ascutney, Vermont 05030-0550

Hours: Mo-We 9:00 to 4:00; Th 9:00 to 5:30

Phone: (802) 674-9500

Town Clerk of Weston

12 Lawrence Hill Rd / PO Box 98, Weston, Vermont 05161-0098

Hours: Mo-Fr 8:00 to 1:00

Phone: (802) 824-6645

Town Clerk of West Windsor

22 Brownsville-Hartland Rd / PO Box 6, Brownsville, Vermont 05037

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

Phone: (802) 484-7212

Town Clerk of Windsor

29 Union St, Windsor, Vermont 05089

Hours: Mo-We 8:00 to 5:00; Th 8:00 to 4:00

Phone: (802) 674-5610

Town Clerk of Woodstock

31 The Green, Woodstock, Vermont 05091

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

Phone: (802) 457-3611

Local jurisdictions located in Windsor County include:

  • Ascutney
  • Barnard
  • Bethel
  • Bridgewater
  • Bridgewater Corners
  • Brownsville
  • Cavendish
  • Chester
  • Chester Depot
  • Gaysville
  • Hartford
  • Hartland
  • Hartland Four Corners
  • Ludlow
  • North Hartland
  • North Pomfret
  • North Springfield
  • Norwich
  • Perkinsville
  • Plymouth
  • Proctorsville
  • Quechee
  • Reading
  • Rochester
  • Sharon
  • South Pomfret
  • South Royalton
  • South Woodstock
  • Springfield
  • Stockbridge
  • Taftsville
  • West Hartford
  • Weston
  • White River Junction
  • Wilder
  • Windsor
  • Woodstock

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 Windsor 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 Windsor County using our eRecording service.
Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Windsor County?

Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed all formatting requirements set forth by Windsor 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 Windsor County that you need to transfer you would only need to order our forms once for all of your properties in Windsor County.

What are supplemental forms?

Often when a deed is recorded, additional documents are required by Vermont or Windsor 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 Windsor 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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