Essex County Trustee Deed Form (Vermont)
All Essex County specific forms and documents listed below are included in your immediate download package:
Trustee Deed Form
Fill in the blank form formatted to comply with all recording and content requirements.
Included Essex County compliant document last validated/updated 12/19/2024
Trustee Deed Guide
Line by line guide explaining every blank on the form.
Included Essex County compliant document last validated/updated 12/18/2024
Completed Example of the Trustee Deed Document
Example of a properly completed form for reference.
Included Essex County compliant document last validated/updated 3/11/2024
The following Vermont and Essex County supplemental forms are included as a courtesy with your order:
When using these Trustee Deed forms, the subject real estate must be physically located in Essex County. The executed documents should then be recorded in one of the following offices:
Unified Towns & Gores Office
233 Rt 105 in Ferdinand / Mail: PO Box 417, Island Pond, Vermont 05846
Hours: M 8:00 to 4:00 & Tu - F 8:00 to 3:00
Phone: (802) 723-5900
Town Clerk of Bloomfield
27 Schoolhouse Rd in Bloomfield / Mail: PO Box 336, North Stratford, New Hampshire 03590
Hours: Tu & Th 9:00 - 3:00 and by appointment
Phone: (802) 962-5191
Town Clerk of Brighton
49 Mill St Ext / PO Box 377, Brighton (Island Pond), Vermont 05846
Hours: M-F 8:00 - 3:30
Phone: (802) 723-4405
Town Clerk of Brunswick
994 VT Rte 102, Brunswick, Vermont 05905
Hours: M-F by appt (call first) & Th 4:00 - 6:00
Phone: (802) 962-5514
Town Clerk of Canaan
318 Christian Hill / PO Box 159, Canaan, Vermont 05903
Hours: M - F 9:00 to 3:00
Phone: (802) 266-3370
Town Clerk of Concord
374 Main St / PO Box 317, Concord, Vermont 05824
Hours: M, Th, F 9:00 to 3:00 & Tu 12:00 to 6:00
Phone: (802) 695-2220
Town Clerk of East Haven
64 Community Bldg Rd / PO Box 10, East Haven, Vermont 05837
Hours: Tu 1:00 to 6:00 & Th 8:00 to 1:00 and by appt
Phone: (802) 467-3772
Town Clerk of Granby
9005 Granby Rd / PO Box 56, Granby, Vermont 05840
Hours: by appointment
Phone: (802) 328-3611
Town Clerk of Guildhall
13 Courthouse Dr / PO Box 10, Guildhall, Vermont 05905
Hours: Tu 9:00 - 3:00 & Th. 12:00 - 6:00
Phone: (802) 676-3797
Town Clerk of Lemington
2549 River Rd (VT 102), Lemington, Vermont 05903
Hours: Wed 2:30 - 5:30
Phone: (802) 277-4814
Town Clerk of Lunenburg
9 W Main St / PO Box 54, Lunenburg, Vermont 05906
Hours: M - F 8:30 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 3:00; Summer: closed at noon
Phone: (802) 892-5959
Town Clerk of Maidstone
508 State Rte 102 / PO Box 118, Guildhall, Vermont 05905
Hours: M & Th 9:00 - 3:00 or by appt
Phone: (802) 676-3210
Town Clerk of Norton
12 VT Route 114 E / PO Box 33, Norton, Vermont 05907
Hours: Tu 10:00 - 4:00; Th 10:00 - 12:00; F 1:00 - 5:00; last Sat/mth 10:00 - 12:00
Phone: (802) 822-9935
Town Clerk of Victory
102 Radar Rd, Victory / PO Box 609, North Concord, Vermont 05858
Hours: Tu & Th 10:00 to 3:00; other days by appt (695-3355)
Phone: (802) 328-2400
Local jurisdictions located in Essex County include:
- Averill
- Beecher Falls
- Canaan
- Concord
- East Haven
- Gilman
- Granby
- Guildhall
- Island Pond
- Lunenburg
- North Concord
- Norton
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 Essex 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 Essex County using our eRecording service.
Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Essex County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed all formatting requirements set forth by Essex County including margin requirements, content requirements, font and font size requirements.
Can the Trustee Deed 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 Essex County that you need to transfer you would only need to order our forms once for all of your properties in Essex County.
What are supplemental forms?
Often when a deed is recorded, additional documents are required by Vermont or Essex 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 Essex County Trustee Deed 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.
A trust is an alternate method of vesting title to real property. In a trust arrangement, a settlor transfers property to another (the trustee), who administers the trust for the benefit of a third (the beneficiary). These roles may be combined in a single individual, except as noted below. Trusts that take effect during a settlor's lifetime are called living (inter vivos) trusts, and trusts that take effect upon a settlor's death pursuant to the terms of a will are called testamentary trusts.
In Vermont, a valid trust is created when a settlor has a capacity to create a trust and indicates the intention to do so; the trust has a definite beneficiary and the terms of the trust are for the benefit of said beneficiary; the trustee has duties to perform; and the same person is not both the sole trustee and sole beneficiary of the trust (14A V.S.A. 4-402). Further, the trust's purposes must be lawful and possible to achieve (14A V.S.A. 4-404).
A living trust is an estate planning tool that benefits a settlor during his lifetime, and allows the settlor to specify how the trust's assets are to be administered and for the benefit of whom upon his death. In addition to statute, a Vermont living trust is governed by the terms established by the settlor in the trust instrument. This document is generally unrecorded so as to maintain the confidentiality of the estate plan. The instrument provides a scope of the trust and identifies the trustee and the successor trustee, designates the trust beneficiaries, and enumerates the trustee's powers, among other provisions.
Real property is transferred into a living trust by execution of a deed, which vests the subject property in the name of the trustee. In order to transfer the property out of the trust, the trustee, who retains legal title to the property, must execute a deed, referred to as a "Conveyance by Trustee of a Non-Probate Trust" by the Vermont Title Standards.
A deed conveying interest in real property into or out of trust "may be any form of deed" [2]. Typically, deeds out of a living trust are descriptively named "trustee's deeds," not to be confused with a trustee's deed pursuant to a sale of foreclosed property under a deed of trust.
Trustee's deeds may vary in the level of warranty the grantor intends to offer with the transfer, though the most common level of warranty issued in a trustee's deed is a limited warranty.
In Vermont, a limited warranty deed contains the explicit covenants only that the grantor has done nothing to encumber the property, and that the grantor will warrant and defend the title against the lawful claims of persons arising under, by, or through the grantor; in other words, the grantor "takes no responsibility for the state of the title prior to the time the grantor acquired the title".
A trustee executing a deed may provide the deed's recipient with a certificate of trust under 14A V.S.A. 10-1013, witnessing the trust's existence and the trustee's authority to convey the property. (See Title Standard 13.4 and 27 V.S.A. 351 for more information regarding a trustee's presumed authority to convey title.)
All conveyances must meet the requirements of form and content for instruments pertaining to real property in Vermont. A trustee's deed is signed by each executing trustee in the presence of a notary public before recording at the municipal level in the appropriate clerk's office.
Consult a lawyer who can address your specific situation when preparing a Vermont trustee's deed.
(Vermont TD Package includes form, guidelines, and completed example)
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