Franklin County Correction Deed (Married Grantor with Non-Owner Spouse Joinder) Form

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Franklin County Correction Deed (Married Grantor with Non-Owner Spouse Joinder) Form

Franklin County Correction Deed (Married Grantor with Non-Owner Spouse Joinder) Form

Fill in the blank Correction Deed (Married Grantor with Non-Owner Spouse Joinder) form formatted to comply with all Vermont recording and content requirements.

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Franklin County Correction Deed (Married Grantor with Non-Owner Spouse Joinder) Guide

Franklin County Correction Deed (Married Grantor with Non-Owner Spouse Joinder) Guide

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Franklin County Completed Example of the Correction Deed (Married Grantor with Non-Owner Spouse Joinder) Document

Franklin County Completed Example of the Correction Deed (Married Grantor with Non-Owner Spouse Joinder) Document

Example of a properly completed Vermont Correction Deed (Married Grantor with Non-Owner Spouse Joinder) document for reference.

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

Where to Record Your Documents

Town Clerk of Bakersfield

Address:
40 E Bakersfield Rd / PO Box 203
Bakersfield, Vermont 05441

Hours: M - F 9:00 to 12:00 & 7:00 to 8:00

Phone: (802) 827-4495

Town Clerk of Berkshire

Address:
4454 Watertower Rd
Enosburgh, Vermont 05450

Hours: M & Tu 8-12, 1-5; W & Th 9-12, 1-4

Phone: (802) 933-2335

Town Clerk of Enosburgh

Address:
239 Main St / PO Box 465
Enosburgh Falls, Vermont 05450

Hours: M - F 8:00 to 3:30

Phone: (802) 933-4421

Town Clerk of Fairfax

Address:
12 Buck Hollow Rd
Fairfax, Vermont 05454

Hours: M - F 9:00 to 4:00; 1st & 3rd Mon 6:00 to 8:00

Phone: (802) 849-6111

Town Clerk of Fairfield

Address:
25 North Rd / PO Box 5
Fairfield, Vermont 05455

Hours: M, Tu, Th, F 8:00 to 3:00; W 10:30 to 5:30

Phone: (802) 827-3261 x1

Town Clerk of Fletcher

Address:
215 Cambridge Rd
Cambridge, Vermont 05444

Hours: M 8 - 3:30 & 6:30 - 8:30; Tu - Th 8 to 3:30

Phone: (802) 849-6616

Town Clerk of Franklin

Address:
5167 Main St / PO Box 82
Franklin, Vermont 05457

Hours: M, Tu, F 8:30 to 3:30; W 8:30 to noon; Th 8:30 to 6:00

Phone: (802) 285-2101

Town Clerk of Georgia

Address:
47 Town Common Rd N
St. Albans, Vermont 05478

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

Phone: (802) 524-3524

Town Clerk of Highgate

Address:
2996 VT Route 78 / PO Box 189
Highgate Ctr, Vermont 05459

Hours: M-F 8:30 to 12 & 1:00 to 4:30

Phone: (802) 868-4697 X201

Town Clerk of Montgomery

Address:
98 Main St / PO Box 356
Montgomery, Vermont 05471

Hours: M 8-12 & 1-6; Tu, Th, F 8-12 & 1-4

Phone: (802) 326-4719

Town Clerk of Richford

Address:
94 Main St / PO Box 236
Richford, Vermont 05476

Hours: M - Th 8:00 - 5:00; F 8:00 - noon

Phone: (802) 848-7751 x3

City of St. Albans Clerk

Address:
100 N Main St / PO Box 867
St. Albans, Vermont 05478-0867

Hours: M-F 7:30 - 4:30; last Sat 9:00 - 12:00

Phone: (802) 524-1501 x264

Town of St. Albans Clerk

Address:
579 Lake Rd, St. Albans Town / PO Box 37
St. Albans Bay, Vermont 05481

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

Phone: (802) 524-2415

Town Clerk of Sheldon

Address:
1640 Main St / PO Box 66
Sheldon, Vermont 05483

Hours: M 8:00 to 6:00 & Tu-F 8:00 to 3:00

Phone: (802) 933-2524 x3

Town Clerk of Swanton

Address:
1 Academy St / PO Box 711
Swanton, Vermont 05488

Hours: M-F 7:00 to 5:00

Phone: (802) 868-4421

Recording Tips for Franklin County:
  • White-out or correction fluid may cause rejection
  • Documents must be on 8.5 x 11 inch white paper
  • Recorded documents become public record - avoid including SSNs

Cities and Jurisdictions in Franklin County

Properties in any of these areas use Franklin County forms:

  • Bakersfield
  • East Berkshire
  • East Fairfield
  • Enosburg Falls
  • Fairfield
  • Franklin
  • Highgate Center
  • Highgate Springs
  • Montgomery
  • Montgomery Center
  • Richford
  • Saint Albans
  • Saint Albans Bay
  • Sheldon
  • Sheldon Springs
  • Swanton

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Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Franklin County

How do I get my forms?

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

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

Recording fees in Franklin County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (802) 827-4495 for current fees.

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On a Vermont correction deed prepared for a married grantor, two signature lines carry the instrument: the grantor who signed the deed being corrected signs again, and the grantor's spouse, who holds no interest of record, signs a labeled joinder block beside it. This form prepares that configuration: a Vermont correction deed, also searched as a corrective deed or deed of correction, set up for one married grantor with joinder by a non-owner spouse.

Why a Spouse Outside the Title Signs

Vermont homestead law is the reason the second line exists. Under 27 V.S.A. 141, a married owner's lifetime conveyance of homestead property is inoperative as to the homestead unless the owner's spouse joins in the execution and acknowledgment of the conveyance, and 27 V.S.A. 349 bars conveying an interest in homestead property to a nonspouse without the spouse's joinder. A correction deed re-executes a conveyance, so the joinder travels with it. The form's joinder section identifies the second signer as the grantor's spouse and a non-owner of record, states the joinder under sections 141 and 349 as to any homestead interest, and adds no covenants from the spouse. Each signer has a separate acknowledgment certificate, so the two can appear before different notaries or on different dates.

A Deed That Repairs the Record, Not a New Transaction

The instrument works by restatement. It identifies the recorded deed containing the error by instrument title, date, volume and page, and the town whose land records hold it; states the specific error, a wrong lot number, a misspelled name, a bad plat citation; and then restates the corrected terms in full, with the grantor giving, granting, conveying, and confirming the property to the grantee. The deed states that it conveys no interest greater than the prior deed conveyed and makes no covenants of title beyond those in the prior deed, so the warranty posture of the original transaction stays where the original deed put it. Vermont has no statute prescribing a correction deed form; the instrument rests on the general conveyance statutes, 27 V.S.A. 301, 341, and 342, and the tax code names the class directly.

The Transfer Tax Exemption for Corrective Transfers

32 V.S.A. 9603(4) exempts from Vermont's property transfer tax those transfers that, without additional consideration, confirm or correct a transfer previously recorded. The deed's consideration section states exactly that pattern on the face of the instrument: given to confirm and correct, no additional consideration paid. The Property Transfer Tax Return, Form PTT-172, still travels with the deed, because 32 V.S.A. 9608 bars a town clerk from recording a deed without a return complete and regular on its face, exempt or not; the return claims the exemption and states its basis. No transfer tax and no clean water surcharge come due on the exempt transfer, and the statewide fees, 15 dollars per recorded page and 15 dollars for the return filing, apply.

Recorded With the Town Clerk, Not a County Office

Vermont land records live with town and city clerks, so the correction deed goes back to the same office that recorded the deed it corrects. Where the corrected legal description refers to a recorded survey or plat prepared or revised after July 1, 1988, 27 V.S.A. 341(b) has the deed cite the volume and page where the survey is recorded or carry the survey with it, a detail correction deeds meet constantly because so many of them exist to repair a description. The guide walks through that citation, the acknowledgment certificates, including the commission number line Vermont's notary statute contemplates, and every numbered section of the form.

The download includes the correction deed as a fillable PDF, a completed example showing the form filled in for a realistic Chittenden County correction, and a plain language guide to every numbered section, the signing formalities, and the recording process. The materials describe Vermont law in general terms and are not legal advice.

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

This Correction Deed (Married Grantor with Non-Owner Spouse Joinder) meets all recording requirements specific to Franklin County.

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