Orleans County Certificate of Trust (Two Individual Cotrustees) Form
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Orleans County Certificate of Trust (Two Individual Cotrustees) Form
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Where to Record Your Documents
Town Clerk of Albany
Albany, Vermont 05820
Hours: Tu & Th 9:00 to 4:00; We 9:00 to 7:00
Phone: (802) 755-6100
Town Clerk of Barton
Barton, Vermont 05822
Hours: M - Th 7:30 to 4:00 & Fr 7:30 to noon
Phone: (802) 525-6222
Town Clerk of Brownington
Orleans, Vermont 05860
Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 754-8401
Town Clerk of Charleston
West Charleston, Vermont 05872
Hours: M, Tu & Th 8:00 to 3:00
Phone: (802) 895-2814
Town Clerk of Coventry
Coventry, Vermont 05825
Hours: M, Tu, Th, F 8:00 to 12:00; W 4:00 to 7:00; 3rd Sat 9:00 to 2:00
Phone: (802) 754-2288
Town Clerk of Craftsbury
Craftsbury, Vermont 05826
Hours: Tu - Fr 8:30 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 586-2823
Town Clerk of Derby
Derby, Vermont 05829
Hours: Mo - Th 7:00 to 5:00
Phone: (802) 766-4906
Town Clerk of Glover
Glover, Vermont 05839
Hours: M - Th 8:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 525-6227
Town Clerk of Greensboro
Greensboro, Vermont 05841
Hours: Mo - Th 9:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 533-2911
Town Clerk of Holland
Derby Line, Vermont 05830-8961
Hours: Mo, Tu, Th 8:00 to 4:30
Phone: (802) 895-4440
Town Clerk of Irasburg
Irasburg, Vermont 05845
Hours: Mo-We 9:00 to 3:00 & Th 9:00 to 6:00
Phone: (802) 754-2242
Town Clerk of Jay
Jay, Vermont 05859
Hours: Mo-Th 7:00 to 4:00; We until noon
Phone: (802) 988-2996
Town Clerk of Lowell
Lowell, Vermont 05847
Hours: M-Th 9:00 to 2:30
Phone: (802) 744-6559
Town Clerk of Morgan
Morgan, Vermont 05853
Hours: Mo & Th 8:00 to 4:00; Tu & We 8:00 to 3:00
Phone: (802) 895-2927
City of Newport: Clerk
Newport, Vermont 05855
Hours: Mo-Fr 8:00 to 4:30
Phone: (802) 334-2112
Town of Newport: Clerk
Newport Ctr, Vermont 05857
Hours: Mo-Th 7:00 to 4:30
Phone: (802) 334-6442
Town Clerk of Troy
North Troy, Vermont 05859
Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 5:00
Phone: (802) 988-2663
Town Clerk of Westfield
Westfield, Vermont 05874
Hours: Mo-Th 8:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 744-2484
Town Clerk of Westmore
Orleans, Vermont 05860
Hours: Mo-Th 8:30 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 525-3007
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Cities and Jurisdictions in Orleans County
Properties in any of these areas use Orleans County forms:
- Albany
- Barton
- Beebe Plain
- Coventry
- Craftsbury
- Craftsbury Common
- Derby
- Derby Line
- East Charleston
- Glover
- Greensboro
- Greensboro Bend
- Irasburg
- Lowell
- Morgan
- Newport
- Newport Center
- North Troy
- Orleans
- Troy
- West Charleston
- West Glover
- Westfield
Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Orleans County
How do I get my forms?
Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The Orleans 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 Orleans County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Orleans 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 Orleans 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 Orleans County?
Recording fees in Orleans County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (802) 755-6100 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 Orleans 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 Orleans County.
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