Caledonia County Certificate of Trust Form (Vermont)
All Caledonia County specific forms and documents listed below are included in your immediate download package:
Certificate of Trust Form
Fill in the blank form formatted to comply with all recording and content requirements.
Included Caledonia County compliant document last validated/updated 5/22/2025
Certificate of Trust Guide
Line by line guide explaining every blank on the form.
Included Caledonia County compliant document last validated/updated 6/5/2025
Completed Example of the Certificate of Trust Document
Example of a properly completed form for reference.
Included Caledonia County compliant document last validated/updated 4/23/2025
The following Vermont and Caledonia County supplemental forms are included as a courtesy with your order:
When using these Certificate of Trust forms, the subject real estate must be physically located in Caledonia County. The executed documents should then be recorded in one of the following offices:
Town of Barnet Clerk
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
212 School St, West Burke, Vermont 05871
Hours: 8:00 to 4:00 M-F
Phone: (802) 467-3717
Town of Danville Clerk
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
1476 Scott Highway, Groton, Vermont 05046
Hours: Wed & Fri 8:00 - 12:30
Phone: (802) 584-3276
Town of Hardwick Clerk
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
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
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
1336 Newark St, Newark, Vermont 05871
Hours: M, W, Th 9:00 - 4:00
Phone: (802) 467-3336
Town of Peacham Clerk
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
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
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
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
Stannard Mountain Rd / PO Box 94, Greensboro Bend, Vermont 05842
Hours: Wed 8:00 - 12:00
Phone: (802) 533-2577
Town of Sutton Clerk
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
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
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
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
Local jurisdictions located in Caledonia County include:
- 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
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 Caledonia 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 Caledonia County using our eRecording service.
Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Caledonia County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed all formatting requirements set forth by Caledonia 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 Caledonia County that you need to transfer you would only need to order our forms once for all of your properties in Caledonia County.
What are supplemental forms?
Often when a deed is recorded, additional documents are required by Vermont or Caledonia 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 Caledonia 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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