Caledonia County Certificate of Trust (Two Individual Cotrustees) Form

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Caledonia County Certificate of Trust (Two Individual Cotrustees) Form

Caledonia County Certificate of Trust (Two Individual Cotrustees) Form

Fill in the blank Certificate of Trust (Two Individual Cotrustees) form formatted to comply with all Vermont recording and content requirements.

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Caledonia County Certificate of Trust (Two Individual Cotrustees) Guide

Caledonia County Certificate of Trust (Two Individual Cotrustees) Guide

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Caledonia County Completed Example of the Certificate of Trust (Two Individual Cotrustees) Document

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Document Last Validated 7/16/2026

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

Where to Record Your Documents

Town of Barnet Clerk

Address:
1743 US Route 5 S / PO Box 15
Barnet, Vermont 05821

Hours: 9:00 to 12:00, 1:00 to 4:30 M-F

Phone: (802) 633-2256

Town of Burke Clerk

Address:
212 School St
West Burke, Vermont 05871

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

Phone: (802) 467-3717

Town of Danville Clerk

Address:
36 Route 2 West / P.O. Box 183
Danville, Vermont 05828

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

Phone: (802) 684-3352

Town of Groton Clerk

Address:
1476 Scott Highway
Groton, Vermont 05046

Hours: Wed & Fri 8:00 - 12:30

Phone: (802) 584-3276

Town of Hardwick Clerk

Address:
20 Church St / PO Box 523
Hardwick, Vermont 05843

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

Phone: (802) 472-5971

Town of Kirby Clerk

Address:
346 Town Hall Rd
Lyndonville, Vermont 05851

Hours: Tu & Th 8:00 - 3:00 and by appt

Phone: (802) 626-9386

Town of Lyndon Clerk

Address:
119 Park Ave / PO Box 167
Lyndonville, Vermont 05851-0167

Hours: M-F 7:30 - 4:30

Phone: (802) 626-5785

Town of Newark Clerk

Address:
1336 Newark St
Newark, Vermont 05871

Hours: M, W, Th 9:00 - 4:00

Phone: (802) 467-3336

Town of Peacham Clerk

Address:
79 Church St / PO Box 244
Peacham, Vermont 05862

Hours: Mon 8:00 to 5:00; Tue - Thu 8:00 to noon

Phone: (802) 592-3218

Town of Ryegate Clerk

Address:
18 S Bayley-Hazen Rd / PO Box 332
Ryegate, Vermont 05042

Hours: Mon-Wed 1:00 - 5:00; Fri 9:00 - 1:00

Phone: (802) 584-3880

Town of St. Johnsbury Clerk

Address:
51 Depot Square, Suite 101
St. Johnsbury, Vermont 05819

Hours: Mo 8:00 - 5:00, Tu-Fr 8:00 - 4:30

Phone: (802) 748-4331

Town of Sheffield Clerk

Address:
37 Dane Rd / PO Box 165
Sheffield, Vermont 05866

Hours: M, W, F 9:00 - 3:00; W eve 5:00 - 8:00

Phone: (802) 626-8862

Town of Stannard Clerk

Address:
Stannard Mountain Rd / PO Box 94
Greensboro Bend, Vermont 05842

Hours: Wed 8:00 - 12:00

Phone: (802) 533-2577

Town of Sutton Clerk

Address:
167 Underpass Rd
Sutton, Vermont 05867

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

Phone: (802) 467-3377

Town of Walden Clerk

Address:
12 VT Route 215
West Danville, Vermont 05873

Hours: M - W 9:00 - 4:00; Th 9:00 - 5:00

Phone: (802) 563-2220

Town of Waterford Clerk

Address:
532 Maple St / PO Box 56
Lower Waterford, Vermont 05848

Hours: M, Th & F 8:30 - 3:30; Tu 12:00 - 6:00

Phone: (802) 748-2122

Town of Wheelock Clerk

Address:
1192 Route 122 / PO Box 1328
Lyndonville, Vermont 05851

Hours: M & Th 8:30 to 4:00; Wed 10:30 to 6:00

Phone: (802) 626-9094

Recording Tips for Caledonia County:
  • Verify all names are spelled correctly before recording
  • Double-check legal descriptions match your existing deed
  • Consider using eRecording to avoid trips to the office

Cities and Jurisdictions in Caledonia County

Properties in any of these areas use Caledonia County forms:

  • Barnet
  • Danville
  • East Burke
  • East Hardwick
  • East Ryegate
  • East Saint Johnsbury
  • Groton
  • Hardwick
  • Lower Waterford
  • Lyndon
  • Lyndon Center
  • Lyndonville
  • Mc Indoe Falls
  • Passumpsic
  • Peacham
  • Saint Johnsbury
  • Saint Johnsbury Center
  • Sheffield
  • South Ryegate
  • Sutton
  • West Burke
  • West Danville

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Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Caledonia County

How do I get my forms?

Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The Caledonia 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 Caledonia County?

Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Caledonia 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 Caledonia 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 Caledonia County?

Recording fees in Caledonia County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (802) 633-2256 for current fees.

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Two Vermont cotrustees can place sworn proof of their authority in the town land records without putting the trust instrument itself on public file. This form prepares a Vermont Certificate of Trust under 14A V.S.A. § 1013 for a trust with exactly two individual cotrustees, each signing under oath before a notary. The certificate, also searched as a certification of trust or trustee certificate, stands in for the trust instrument when the trustees deal with buyers, lenders, title companies, and town clerks.

Two Cotrustees, Two Sworn Signatures

The configuration is the product. The form recites the name and address of each of the two individual cotrustees empowered to act under the trust instrument at the time the certificate is executed, and it carries a signature block and a separate notary certificate for each of them, so the pair may swear on different dates, before different notaries, or in different states. Section 1013(e) provides that a certification of trust may be signed or otherwise authenticated by any trustee; what this layout adds is a recorded certificate carrying both cotrustees' sworn statements, matching how a two-cotrustee trust ordinarily acts, since under 14A V.S.A. § 703(a) cotrustees act by majority and a majority of two is both. Married settlors serving together as trustees of a family revocable trust, and a pair of successor cotrustees who took office under the trust instrument, present the two-cotrustee pattern this certificate recites. A trust with a sole trustee, three or more cotrustees, or a bank as trustee presents a different signing pattern than the two individual blocks this form carries.

What the Certificate States Instead of the Trust

Vermont wrote its certification statute with recording in mind, and the statute lists what the document must include: the trust's name, the date of the trust instrument and of each amendment, each settlor, each original trustee, the name and address of each trustee currently empowered to act, an abstract of the provisions authorizing the trustees to act, statements that the trust exists and has not been revoked or amended as to those provisions and that nothing in the trust instrument limits the authority, and a statement as to court supervision. The signature of the trustee must be under oath before a notary public, so the notary blocks on this form are sworn verifications in the short form 26 V.S.A. § 5368 provides, not the acknowledgment found on a deed. What stays private is the substance: under § 1013(f) the certificate need not contain the dispositive terms of the trust, so who inherits, in what shares, and on what conditions never enters the public record.

Conclusive Proof in the Land Records

Once recorded in the municipal land records where the land identified in it is located, the certificate documents the existence of the trust, the identity of the trustees, and the powers of the trustees and any limitations on those powers, as though the full trust instrument had been recorded. Under § 1013(c) the certificate is conclusive proof as to the matters contained in it, and any party may rely on its continued effectiveness unless that party has actual knowledge of facts to the contrary, the certificate is amended or revoked by a recorded written instrument, or the full trust instrument is placed of record. A person who in good faith enters into a transaction in reliance on the certification may enforce the transaction against the trust property as if its representations were correct.

Recording With the Town Clerk

Vermont records land documents by town and city, not by county, so the certificate goes to the clerk of the municipality where the land it identifies is located, at the statutory fee of 15 dollars per page under 32 V.S.A. § 1671(a). The certificate transfers nothing itself, so the property transfer tax return that accompanies a deed is a matter for the trustees' deed in the underlying transaction, prepared separately and not included in this package.

This package contains the certificate as a fillable PDF form, a plain language guide that walks through each of its ten sections, and a completed example showing the entire document filled in for a realistic Vermont trust. The materials are informational and are not legal advice; a Vermont attorney can apply 14A V.S.A. § 1013 to a particular trust and transaction.

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

This Certificate of Trust (Two Individual Cotrustees) meets all recording requirements specific to Caledonia County.

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The documents you receive here are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable Caledonia County recording format requirements. If there is a rejection caused by our formatting, we will correct the issue or refund your payment. This guarantee applies to document formatting only and does not extend to information entered by the user, the selection of the form, or the legal effect of the completed document.

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