Addison County Certificate of Trust Form (Vermont)

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

Certificate of Trust Form

Addison County Certificate of Trust Form

Fill in the blank form formatted to comply with all recording and content requirements.
Included Addison County compliant document last validated/updated 5/22/2025

Certificate of Trust Guide

Addison County Certificate of Trust Guide

Line by line guide explaining every blank on the form.
Included Addison County compliant document last validated/updated 6/5/2025

Completed Example of the Certificate of Trust Document

Addison County Completed Example of the Certificate of Trust Document

Example of a properly completed form for reference.
Included Addison County compliant document last validated/updated 7/3/2025

When using these Certificate of Trust forms, the subject real estate must be physically located in Addison County. The executed documents should then be recorded in one of the following offices:

Town of Addison: Clerk

65 VT Route 17 West, Addison, Vermont 05491-8919

Hours: M, Tu, Th 8:30 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:30; W, F 8:30 to 12:00

Phone: 802-759-2020

Town Clerk of Bridport

82 Crown Point Rd / PO Box 27, Bridport , Vermont 05734

Hours: M-W 9:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:00; Th, F 9:00 to 12:00

Phone: 802-758-2483

Town Clerk of Bristol

1 South St / PO Box 249, Bristol, Vermont 05443

Hours: M - F 8am to 4:30pm

Phone: (802) 453-2410

Town Clerk of Cornwall

2629 Route 30, Cornwall, Vermont 05753

Hours: Tu - F 9am to 5pm

Phone: (802) 462-2775

Town Clerk of Ferrisburgh

3279 Rte 7 / PO Box 6, Ferrisburgh, Vermont 05456

Hours: M - F 8am to 4pm

Phone: (802) 877-3429

Town Clerk of Goshen

50 Carlisle Hill Rd, Goshen, Vermont 05733

Hours: Tuesday 9am to 1pm

Phone: 802-247-6455

Town Clerk of Granville

4157 VT Route 100 / PO Box 66, Granville, Vermont 05747

Hours: M - Th 9am to 3pm

Phone: 802-767-4403

Town Clerk of Hancock

48 VT Route 125 / PO Box 100, Hancock, Vermont 05748

Hours: M 3:30 to 6:30; Tu -Th 9:00 to 3:00

Phone: (802) 767-3660

Town Clerk of Leicester

44 Schoolhouse Rd, Leicester, Vermont 05733

Hours: Mo, Tu, Th 9am to 2pm

Phone: 802-247-5961 Ext3

Town Clerk of Lincoln

62 Quaker St, Lincoln, Vermont 05443

Hours: Mo - Th 8am to 2pm; We 4pm to 7pm

Phone: 802-453-2980

Town Clerk of Middlebury

94 Main St, Middlebury, Vermont 05753

Hours: Mo - Th 7:30am to 5:30pm

Phone: 802-388-8100 Ext 211

Town Clerk of Monkton

280 Monkton Ridge / PO Box 12, Monkton, Vermont 05469

Hours: Mo, Fr 8am to 1pm; T & Th 8am to 1pm & 4pm - 7pm

Phone: 802-453-3800

Town Clerk of New Haven

78 North St, New Haven, Vermont 05472

Hours: Mo - Th 9am to 4:30pm

Phone: 802-453-3516

Town Clerk of Orwell

436 Main St / PO Box 32, Orwell, Vermont 05760

Hours: Mo, Tu, Th 9:30 to 12 & 1 to 3:30; F 9:30 to 12 & 1 to 6

Phone: 802-948-2032

Town Clerk of Panton

3176 Jersey St / PO Box 174, Panton, Vermont 05491-8919

Hours: M, Tu, Th 9am to 3pm; W 9am to 5pm

Phone: 802-475-2333

Town Clerk of Ripton

1311 Ripton Route 125 / PO Box 10, Ripton, Vermont 05766

Hours: Mo 2pm to 6pm; Tu, Th 9am to 1pm

Phone: 802-388-2266

Town Clerk of Salisbury

25 Schoolhouse Road / PO Box 66, Salisbury, Vermont 05769

Hours: Tu 9am to 3pm; Th 11pm to 6pm or by appt

Phone: 802-352-4228

Town Clerk of Shoreham

297 Main St, Shoreham, Vermont 05770

Hours: M, Tu, Th, F 9:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:00

Phone: 802-897-5841

Town Clerk of Starksboro

2849 Vermont Route 116 / PO Box 91, Starksboro, Vermont 05487

Hours: M - Th 8:30 to 4:30

Phone: 802-453-2639

City Clerk of Vergennes

120 Main St, Vergennes, Vermont 05491

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

Phone: 802-877-2841

Town Clerk of Waltham

2053 Maple St / PO Box 175, Waltham, Vermont 05491-8919

Hours: Tu & F 9am to 3pm

Phone: 802-877-3641

Town Clerk of Weybridge

1727 Quaker Village Rd, Weybridge, Vermont 05753

Hours: M & F 12:30 to 5:30; Tu & Th 9:00 to 2:00

Phone: 802-545-2450

Town Clerk of Whiting

29 South Main St, Whiting, Vermont 05778

Hours: Mo 9:00 to 12:00 & 4:00 to 7:00; We 9:00 to 12:00

Phone: 802-623-7813

Local jurisdictions located in Addison County include:

  • Bridport
  • Bristol
  • East Middlebury
  • Ferrisburgh
  • Granville
  • Hancock
  • Middlebury
  • Monkton
  • New Haven
  • North Ferrisburgh
  • Orwell
  • Ripton
  • Roxbury
  • Salisbury
  • Shoreham
  • Starksboro
  • Vergennes
  • Whiting

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

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

What are supplemental forms?

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