Franklin County Disclaimer of Interest (Entity) Form
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Franklin County Disclaimer of Interest (Entity) Form
Fill in the blank Disclaimer of Interest (Entity) form formatted to comply with all Vermont recording and content requirements.
Franklin County Disclaimer of Interest (Entity) Guide
Line by line guide explaining every blank on the Disclaimer of Interest (Entity) form.
Franklin County Completed Example of the Disclaimer of Interest (Entity) Document
Example of a properly completed Vermont Disclaimer of Interest (Entity) document for reference.
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Where to Record Your Documents
Town Clerk of Bakersfield
Bakersfield, Vermont 05441
Hours: M - F 9:00 to 12:00 & 7:00 to 8:00
Phone: (802) 827-4495
Town Clerk of Berkshire
Enosburgh, Vermont 05450
Hours: M & Tu 8-12, 1-5; W & Th 9-12, 1-4
Phone: (802) 933-2335
Town Clerk of Enosburgh
Enosburgh Falls, Vermont 05450
Hours: M - F 8:00 to 3:30
Phone: (802) 933-4421
Town Clerk of Fairfax
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
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
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
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
St. Albans, Vermont 05478
Hours: M-F 8:00 - 4:00
Phone: (802) 524-3524
Town Clerk of Highgate
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
Montgomery, Vermont 05471
Hours: M 8-12 & 1-6; Tu, Th, F 8-12 & 1-4
Phone: (802) 326-4719
Town Clerk of Richford
Richford, Vermont 05476
Hours: M - Th 8:00 - 5:00; F 8:00 - noon
Phone: (802) 848-7751 x3
City of St. Albans Clerk
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
St. Albans Bay, Vermont 05481
Hours: M-F 8:00 - 4:00
Phone: (802) 524-2415
Town Clerk of Sheldon
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
Swanton, Vermont 05488
Hours: M-F 7:00 to 5:00
Phone: (802) 868-4421
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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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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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When a Vermont will, trust, or intestacy leaves real property to an organization, the organization does not have to take it. This Vermont Disclaimer of Interest is set up for an entity disclaimant, a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, or other legal entity, acting through one authorized representative who signs on the entity's behalf and acknowledges the record in a representative capacity. The form is a fill-in-the-blank renunciation of inheritance under the Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act, 14 V.S.A. Chapter 83.
A refusal that speaks for an organization
Vermont's disclaimer statute lets a person to whom property devolves, by whatever means, disclaim it in whole or in part by delivering a written disclaimer (14 V.S.A. Section 1951), and Vermont law defines person to include corporations, partnerships, unincorporated associations, and other legal entities (1 V.S.A. Section 128). The pattern appears in the record more often than expected: a nonprofit devised land it cannot put to its exempt purpose, a land trust named for a parcel outside its service area, a company left a remainder interest that carries more liability than value. In each case the entity refuses, and the property passes as though the entity had predeceased the person who left it (14 V.S.A. Section 1954).
What the form recites
The form collects the entity's legal name and formation details, the representative's name and title, the creator of the interest and its source (the will, trust, intestacy, or other instrument), a description of the interest disclaimed, the declaration of extent, and the property's town, county, and legal description. Those entries track 14 V.S.A. Section 1953, which requires a disclaimer to describe the interest, declare the disclaimer and its extent, and carry the disclaimant's signature. An optional section holds the statement that Section 1952(c) requires when the disclaimer is intended as a federal qualified disclaimer under the Internal Revenue Code. The operative section then performs the refusal in full statutory terms, and the signature block pairs the entity name with the representative's signature, printed name, title, and date. The acknowledgment certificate follows the representative-capacity short form of 26 V.S.A. Section 5368(2), so the notarial record names the individual, the type of authority, and the entity on whose behalf the record was acknowledged.
Nine months, three destinations
Timing drives this instrument. Under 14 V.S.A. Section 1952, a disclaimer of a present interest that devolved by will or intestacy is delivered not later than nine months after the death, in person or by registered or certified mail, to the estate's personal representative or another statutory recipient. A copy is filed in the Probate Division of the Superior Court where the estate proceeding is pending, and because real property is involved, a copy is recorded in the land records of the Vermont town where the land lies. Vermont records land instruments by town and city rather than by county, and the statewide recording fee is fifteen dollars per page under 32 V.S.A. Section 1671. The recorded copy puts the refusal in the chain of title, so a later examiner sees why title passed around the named devisee.
Final when delivered
A Vermont disclaimer is binding on the disclaimant and everyone claiming through it (14 V.S.A. Section 1954), and the Vermont Supreme Court has described delivered disclaimers as revocable only in limited circumstances. The statute also bars the disclaimer after a written waiver or after acts indicating acceptance of the interest (14 V.S.A. Section 1955), so an organization that has taken possession of the property or collected its income presents a different case than one that has simply been named. The relation-back rule rewards a clean, timely record: the refusal takes effect as of the date of death, before the interest ever vested in the entity.
The download contains the blank fillable disclaimer form, a completed example showing a Vermont nonprofit's total disclaimer of a devised parcel, and a guide that walks through each section, the statutory deadlines, and the probate filing and town recording steps. The materials are informational and are not legal advice; a Vermont attorney can speak to how the statute operates on a particular estate or entity.
Important: Your property must be located in Franklin County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.
This Disclaimer of Interest (Entity) meets all recording requirements specific to Franklin County.
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