Orange County Assignment of Mortgage (Personal Representative) Form

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Orange County Assignment of Mortgage (Personal Representative) Form

Orange County Assignment of Mortgage (Personal Representative) Form

Fill in the blank Assignment of Mortgage (Personal Representative) form formatted to comply with all Vermont recording and content requirements.

Document Last Validated 7/17/2026
Orange County Assignment of Mortgage (Personal Representative) Guide

Orange County Assignment of Mortgage (Personal Representative) Guide

Line by line guide explaining every blank on the Assignment of Mortgage (Personal Representative) form.

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Orange County Completed Example of the Assignment of Mortgage (Personal Representative) Document

Orange County Completed Example of the Assignment of Mortgage (Personal Representative) Document

Example of a properly completed Vermont Assignment of Mortgage (Personal Representative) document for reference.

Document Last Validated 7/17/2026

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Important: Your property must be located in Orange County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.

Where to Record Your Documents

Bradford Town Clerk

Address:
172 North Main St / PO Box 339
Bradford, Vermont 05033

Hours: Mon-Thu 8:30 to 4:30; Fri 9:00 to 12:00

Phone: (802) 222-4727 x 300

Braintree Town Clerk

Address:
932 VT Route 12A
Braintree, Vermont 05060

Hours: Mon-Wed 9:00 to 4:00 and by appt

Phone: (802) 728-9787

Brookfield Town Clerk

Address:
40 Ralph Rd / PO Box 463
Brookfield, Vermont 05036

Hours: Tue-Thu 8:30 to 4:30

Phone: (802) 276-3352 x10

Chelsea Town Clerk

Address:
296 VT Rte 110 / PO Box 266
Chelsea, Vermont 5038

Hours: Mon, Tue-Fri 8:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:00

Phone: (802) 685-4460

Corinth Town Clerk

Address:
1387 Cookeville Rd / PO Box 461
Corinth, Vermont 05039

Hours: Mon 8:00 to 4:00, Tue 8:00 to 6:00, Fri 9:00 to 3:00

Phone: (802) 439-5850

Fairlee Town Clerk

Address:
75 Town Common Rd / PO Box 95
Fairlee, Vermont 05045

Hours: Mon-Thu 8:30 to 3:30; Fri 9:00 to 12:00 or by appt

Phone: (802) 333-4363

Newbury Town Clerk

Address:
4982 Main St S / PO Box 126
Newbury, Vermont 05051

Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 to 2:30; Tue until 6:00

Phone: (802) 866-5521

Orange Town Clerk

Address:
392 US Route 302 / PO Box 233
East Barre, Vermont 05641 / 05649

Hours: Mon-Fri 8:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:00

Phone: (802) 479-2673

Randolph Town Clerk

Address:
7 Summer St / Drawer B
Randolph, Vermont 05060

Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 to 4:30

Phone: (802) 728-5433 x 11

Strafford Town Clerk

Address:
227 Justin Morrill Hwy / PO Box 27
Strafford, Vermont 05072

Hours: Mon-Thu 7:30 to 4:30

Phone: (802) 765-4411

Thetford Town Clerk

Address:
3910 VT Route 113 / PO Box 126
Thetford, Vermont 05075

Hours: Mon 6:00 to 8:00; Tue-Thu 8:00 to 4:00

Phone: (802) 785-2922 x 10

Topsham Town Clerk

Address:
6 Harts Rd / PO Box 69
Topsham, Vermont 05076

Hours: Mon 1:00 to 6:00; Tue, Thu, Fri 9:00 to 4:00

Phone: (802) 439-5505

Tunbridge Town Clerk

Address:
271 VT RT 110 / PO Box 6
Tunbridge, Vermont 05077

Hours: Mon-Thu 7:30 to 3:00; Thu closed 11:00 to 12:30

Phone: (802) 889-5521

Vershire Town Clerk

Address:
6894 Vt Rte 113
Vershire, Vermont 05079

Hours: Tue-Thu 8:30 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:30

Phone: (802) 685-2227

Washington Town Clerk

Address:
2895 VT Rte 110
Washington, Vermont 05675

Hours: Mon, Tue 8:30 to 2:30 and by appt

Phone: (802) 883-2218

West Fairlee Town Clerk

Address:
870 Rte 113
West Fairlee, Vermont 05083

Hours: Mon, Tues, Wed 9:30-12 &1-3:30

Phone: (802) 333-9696

Williamstown Clerk

Address:
2470 VT Rte 14 / PO Box 646
Williamstown, Vermont 05679

Hours: M-F 10am-3pm

Phone: (802) 433-5455 x203

Orange County Clerk

Address:
5 Court St
Chelsea, Vermont 05038

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

Phone: (802) 685-4610

Recording Tips for Orange County:
  • Ask if they accept credit cards - many offices are cash/check only
  • Recording fees may differ from what's posted online - verify current rates
  • Ask about accepted payment methods when you call ahead

Cities and Jurisdictions in Orange County

Properties in any of these areas use Orange County forms:

  • Bradford
  • Brookfield
  • Chelsea
  • Corinth
  • East Corinth
  • East Randolph
  • East Thetford
  • Fairlee
  • Newbury
  • North Thetford
  • Post Mills
  • Randolph
  • Randolph Center
  • South Strafford
  • Strafford
  • Thetford
  • Thetford Center
  • Topsham
  • Tunbridge
  • Vershire
  • Washington
  • Wells River
  • West Fairlee
  • West Newbury
  • West Topsham
  • Williamstown

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Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Orange County

How do I get my forms?

Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The Orange County forms will be in your account ready to download to your computer. An account is created for you during checkout if you don't have one. Forms are NOT emailed.

Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Orange County?

Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Orange County, including margin requirements, font requirements, and other layout standards. This guarantee applies to formatting, not to the legal sufficiency of information entered by the user or the suitability of a form for a particular transaction.

Can I reuse these forms?

Yes. You can reuse the forms for your personal use. For example, if you have multiple properties in Orange County you only need to order once.

What do I need to use these forms?

The forms are PDFs that you fill out on your computer. You'll need Adobe Reader (free software that most computers already have). You do NOT enter your property information online - you download the blank forms and complete them privately on your own computer.

Are there any recurring fees?

No. This is a one-time purchase. Nothing to cancel, no memberships, no recurring fees.

How much does it cost to record in Orange County?

Recording fees in Orange County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (802) 222-4727 x 300 for current fees.

Questions answered? Let's get started!

A recorded Vermont mortgage outlives its holder. When the person named in the town land records as mortgagee dies, the note, the payments, and the lien become assets of an estate, and moving them to a new holder becomes the work of a fiduciary. This Vermont assignment of mortgage carries that transfer: one individual, signing as personal representative of the deceased holder's estate, assigns the recorded mortgage and the obligation it secures to a named assignee, and the instrument is recorded by the clerk of the Vermont town or city that holds the mortgage of record.

Personal assets in the fiduciary's hands

Vermont statute answers the first question an estate-held loan raises. Under 14 V.S.A. Section 1413, a debt secured by mortgage that belongs to the estate of a deceased person as mortgagee, or as assignee of a mortgagee, is personal assets in the hands of the executor or administrator, administered and accounted for with the rest of the personal estate; the same section lets the fiduciary foreclose as the decedent could have done. Administration then produces the transfers this instrument records: the fiduciary sells the note and mortgage to a purchaser of private loan paper to raise funds for the estate, or conveys the mortgage to the beneficiary entitled to it when the estate winds up. A decedent who financed the sale of a former home and collected payments for years, or who lent privately against Vermont land, leaves exactly this asset behind.

One representative signature, one capacity recital

Section 1 of the form states the architecture. The assignor is a single individual, identified first by name and mailing address and then by capacity: the named estate, the appointing court and case number in the Probate Division of the Vermont Superior Court, and the date of appointment, the entries a fiduciary's certificate of appointment supplies. The Probate Division issues that certificate; it documents the authority to third parties, is obtained separately, and is not included in this package. The operative section recites that the assignor acts solely in the stated representative capacity and not individually, that the estate holds the mortgagee's interest, and that the mortgage stands unassigned and undischarged of record; the transfer then runs without recourse and without warranty beyond any terms the parties add. One signature line and one acknowledgment certificate close the instrument, the certificate's blank carrying the signer's name and representative capacity, matching the representative-capacity short form certificate in 26 V.S.A. Section 5368. The form recites exactly one fiduciary assignor; a holder assigning in a personal capacity, co-executors signing together, and a corporate fiduciary signing through an officer each present an execution pattern this form is not drawn for.

A transfer the discharge statutes anticipate

Vermont's mortgage statutes keep naming this fiduciary. The discharge provisions of 27 V.S.A. Sections 461 through 463 run to the mortgagee or the mortgagee's executor, administrator, or assigns, so the law expects an estate fiduciary on the lender's side of a Vermont loan. When a loan pays off, 27 V.S.A. Section 464 expects the record holder to supply whatever documents show its ownership of the mortgage and its authority to release it. And 27 V.S.A. Section 465 shows what happens when a mortgagee dies and the record simply goes quiet: a Probate Division proceeding to appoint an administrator for the sole purpose of clearing the lien. A recorded assignment made while the estate is open is the orderly path those sections point toward, placing a living, present holder in the chain so the borrowers' eventual payoff finds the right party in the land records.

Town records, a flat page fee, no transfer tax return

Execution and recording follow Vermont's conveyance pattern, because Vermont is a title theory state and the mortgagee's interest is an interest in land. The fiduciary signs and acknowledges before a notary public under 27 V.S.A. Section 341, with no witnesses joining, and recording under 27 V.S.A. Section 342 is what makes the transfer good against everyone beyond the assignor. 24 V.S.A. Section 1158 names the destination, the records of the town, and calls for a marginal note connecting the assignment to the mortgage's book and page, which is why the form gathers the mortgagors, the original mortgagee, the mortgage date, the recording reference, and any prior assignments. Vermont has no county recorder for land instruments; the town or city clerk records the assignment for the statewide fee of $15.00 per page under 32 V.S.A. Section 1671. The property transfer tax return that travels with Vermont deeds stays home, since the Department of Taxes places mortgage assignments outside the PTT-172 filing category, so the instrument, the fee, and a return address ordinarily make up the entire recording package.

The download prepares one instrument for one pass through that process: the assignment of mortgage as a fillable PDF, a completed example showing a St. Johnsbury estate's fiduciary assigning a seller-financed mortgage to a Vermont company, and a plain language guide that walks through every section, the notarization, and recording with the town clerk. The materials describe Vermont law in general terms and are not legal advice.

Important: Your property must be located in Orange County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.

This Assignment of Mortgage (Personal Representative) meets all recording requirements specific to Orange County.

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