Orleans County Disclaimer of Interest (Surviving Joint Owner) Form
Last validated September 16, 2026 by our Forms Development TeamFormatted for recording in Orleans County, for property anywhere in the county: rural and unincorporated areas as well as Albany, Barton, Beebe Plain, Coventry, Craftsbury, Craftsbury Common, Derby, Derby Line and 15 more.
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Orleans County Disclaimer of Interest (Surviving Joint Owner) Form
Fill in the blank Disclaimer of Interest (Surviving Joint Owner) form formatted to comply with all Vermont recording and content requirements.
Orleans County Disclaimer of Interest (Surviving Joint Owner) Guide
Line by line guide explaining every blank on the Disclaimer of Interest (Surviving Joint Owner) form.
Orleans County Completed Example of the Disclaimer of Interest (Surviving Joint Owner) Document
Example of a properly completed Vermont Disclaimer of Interest (Surviving Joint Owner) document for reference.
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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
Recording Tips for Orleans County:
- Bring your driver's license or state-issued photo ID
- Ensure all signatures are in blue or black ink
- Ask if they accept credit cards - many offices are cash/check only
- Check that your notary's commission hasn't expired
- Documents must be on 8.5 x 11 inch white paper
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. The free Adobe Acrobat Reader is recommended, and most PDF apps also work. 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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When one of two Vermont co-owners holding with a right of survivorship dies, the deceased owner's share passes to the survivor automatically, by operation of law. Not every survivor wants it. This form is a Vermont Disclaimer of Interest for a surviving joint owner: the instrument by which a surviving joint tenant, or a surviving spouse who held as a tenant by the entirety, refuses all or part of the interest that arrives by right of survivorship, under 14 V.S.A. Chapter 129, the Vermont Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act.
A refusal, not a transfer
Vermont rewrote its disclaimer law in 2026. S.179, signed June 8, 2026 and effective on passage, repealed the 1985 statute at 14 V.S.A. Chapter 83 and enacted Chapter 129, Vermont's version of the national uniform act. Under the new chapter, a disclaimer is the refusal to accept an interest in property, and a disclaimer made under the chapter is not a transfer, assignment, or release. Section 4107 speaks directly to survivorship: upon the death of a holder of jointly held property, a surviving holder may disclaim, in whole or part, and the disclaimer takes effect as of the death of the co-owner. The disclaimed interest then devolves as the statute provides, as though the survivor had died first, which ordinarily sends it through the deceased owner's estate to the persons named in the will or taking under the intestacy statutes. The survivor's own preexisting share stays put; only the survivorship accretion is refused.
What the surviving joint owner form recites
The form recites one disclaimant, the surviving joint owner. Its numbered sections identify the deceased joint owner and the date of death, the town or city where the land lies, the legal description, the vesting deed that created the co-ownership with its book and page in the town land records, and the extent of the disclaimer, whole or partial; Chapter 129 permits a partial disclaimer expressed as a fraction, percentage, or other interest in the property. The operative section then performs the act in prose, irrevocably disclaiming, renouncing, and refusing to accept the survivorship interest, and states the disclaimant's position that none of the statutory barring events has occurred. One signature line and one Vermont statutory short form acknowledgment certificate complete the instrument. A surviving sibling co-owner passing an inherited half interest onward through the deceased owner's estate, and a surviving spouse declining a survivorship share for estate planning or federal tax reasons, present the pattern this instrument recites; a renunciation of an inheritance under a will follows a different section of the same chapter and a different pattern.
Timing, delivery, and the town land records
Chapter 129 sets no fixed state deadline of its own, but it bars a disclaimer once the interest has been accepted, assigned, conveyed, encumbered, pledged, or transferred, and federal law keeps its own clock: a disclaimer intended as a qualified disclaimer under 26 U.S.C. Section 2518 carries a nine month federal time limit measured from the death. Delivery matters too. An effective disclaimer under Section 4105 is delivered or filed as Section 4112 provides, and the form states that condition on its face in capital letters. For the title record, Section 4115 makes the disclaimer recordable, and Vermont recording is municipal: the instrument goes to the clerk of the town or city where the land lies, at the statewide fee of 15 dollars per page, where it takes its place in the chain of title beside the vesting deed it responds to. Because the statute states that a disclaimer is not a transfer, it sits outside the deed transfers that carry Vermont's property transfer tax return requirement, a point the guide treats in detail.
Prepared for the moment it is needed
A disclaimer is usually prepared once, on a deadline, in an unfamiliar corner of the law. The download includes the disclaimer of interest as a fillable PDF, a completed example showing the instrument prepared end to end for a realistic Chittenden County fact pattern, and a plain language guide that walks through every numbered section, the delivery step under Section 4112, and recording with the town clerk. The materials are informational and are not legal advice.
Important: Your property must be located in Orleans County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the county recording office listed above.
This Disclaimer of Interest (Surviving Joint Owner) meets all recording requirements specific to Orleans County.
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The documents you receive here are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable Orleans County recording format requirements. If there is a rejection caused by our formatting, we will correct the issue or refund your payment. This guarantee applies to document formatting only and does not extend to information entered by the user, the selection of the form, or the legal effect of the completed document.
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