Caledonia County Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Individual, Executed by Attorney-in-Fact) Form
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Caledonia County Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Individual, Executed by Attorney-in-Fact) Form
Fill in the blank Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Individual, Executed by Attorney-in-Fact) form formatted to comply with all Vermont recording and content requirements.
Caledonia County Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Individual, Executed by Attorney-in-Fact) Guide
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Caledonia County Completed Example of the Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Individual, Executed by Attorney-in-Fact) Document
Example of a properly completed Vermont Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Individual, Executed by Attorney-in-Fact) document for reference.
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Where to Record Your Documents
Town of Barnet Clerk
Barnet, Vermont 05821
Hours: 9:00 to 12:00, 1:00 to 4:30 M-F
Phone: (802) 633-2256
Town of Burke Clerk
West Burke, Vermont 05871
Hours: 8:00 to 4:00 M-F
Phone: (802) 467-3717
Town of Danville Clerk
Danville, Vermont 05828
Hours: 8:00 to 4:00 M-F
Phone: (802) 684-3352
Town of Groton Clerk
Groton, Vermont 05046
Hours: Wed & Fri 8:00 - 12:30
Phone: (802) 584-3276
Town of Hardwick Clerk
Hardwick, Vermont 05843
Hours: M-Th 8:00 - 4:30; F 8:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 472-5971
Town of Kirby Clerk
Lyndonville, Vermont 05851
Hours: Tu & Th 8:00 - 3:00 and by appt
Phone: (802) 626-9386
Town of Lyndon Clerk
Lyndonville, Vermont 05851-0167
Hours: M-F 7:30 - 4:30
Phone: (802) 626-5785
Town of Newark Clerk
Newark, Vermont 05871
Hours: M, W, Th 9:00 - 4:00
Phone: (802) 467-3336
Town of Peacham Clerk
Peacham, Vermont 05862
Hours: Mon 8:00 to 5:00; Tue - Thu 8:00 to noon
Phone: (802) 592-3218
Town of Ryegate Clerk
Ryegate, Vermont 05042
Hours: Mon-Wed 1:00 - 5:00; Fri 9:00 - 1:00
Phone: (802) 584-3880
Town of St. Johnsbury Clerk
St. Johnsbury, Vermont 05819
Hours: Mo 8:00 - 5:00, Tu-Fr 8:00 - 4:30
Phone: (802) 748-4331
Town of Sheffield Clerk
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
Greensboro Bend, Vermont 05842
Hours: Wed 8:00 - 12:00
Phone: (802) 533-2577
Town of Sutton Clerk
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
West Danville, Vermont 05873
Hours: M - W 9:00 - 4:00; Th 9:00 - 5:00
Phone: (802) 563-2220
Town of Waterford Clerk
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
Lyndonville, Vermont 05851
Hours: M & Th 8:30 to 4:00; Wed 10:30 to 6:00
Phone: (802) 626-9094
Recording Tips for Caledonia County:
- Ensure all signatures are in blue or black ink
- Check margin requirements - usually 1-2 inches at top
- Recorded documents become public record - avoid including SSNs
Cities and Jurisdictions in Caledonia County
Properties in any of these areas use Caledonia County forms:
- 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
Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Caledonia County
How do I get my forms?
Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The Caledonia 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 Caledonia County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Caledonia 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 Caledonia 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 Caledonia County?
Recording fees in Caledonia County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (802) 633-2256 for current fees.
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On this Vermont enhanced life estate deed, the owner's signature line belongs to an agent: a named attorney-in-fact signs the deed on the owner's behalf under a power of attorney that expressly grants enhanced life estate authority. The form prepares that configuration for one grantor under 27 V.S.A. chapter 6, Vermont's Enhanced Life Estate Deed Act, the statute behind the deed families call a lady bird deed or ELE deed.
Express Authority, Written into the Power of Attorney
Vermont treats an enhanced life estate deed as one of the acts an agent cannot perform on general words alone. The Vermont Uniform Power of Attorney Act lists, at 14 V.S.A. § 4031(a)(12), the authority to convey, or to revoke or revise a grantee designation, by enhanced life estate deed, and reserves that authority to an express grant in the power of attorney; broad real estate language does not reach it. The deed's authority section recites that express grant, states that the power remains in effect, and identifies where the power of attorney is recorded, so the land records tie the deed to its source of authority. The power of attorney itself is a separate instrument, executed under its own formalities and recorded separately, and is not included in this package.
A Deed That Keeps the Owner in Control
The instrument does for the absent owner exactly what an owner-signed enhanced life estate deed does. The grantor keeps a common law life estate with exclusive use, possession, and enjoyment, and keeps the right to convey the property during life. The grantee takes a contingent remainder with no vested rights while the grantor lives: under 27 V.S.A. § 654, the recorded deed does not disturb the grantor's ownership or expose the property to the grantee's creditors, and under § 655 the grantee's acceptance is not needed and any attempt by the grantee to convey the contingent interest is void. At the grantor's death, title vests in the surviving grantee outside probate, subject to whatever encumbers the title of record. A later change runs through the land records too: revocation by a recorded deed from the grantor to the grantor, revision by recording a new ELE deed naming all intended grantees.
The Power of Attorney Travels with the Deed
Vermont records deeds town by town, not by county, and 27 V.S.A. § 305 calls for a power of attorney used to convey land to be signed, acknowledged, and recorded in the same office as the deed. The form's Section 2 collects the recording reference, or notes that the power is presented for recording with the deed. At the clerk's counter, the deed travels with a completed Vermont Property Transfer Tax Return; 32 V.S.A. § 9608 bars the clerk from recording without it, and an enhanced life estate deed is subject to the transfer tax when executed and recorded, with a refund petition available if the taxed interest is later revoked or revised.
What This Form Is Set Up As
The form recites one grantor, the principal, and one attorney-in-fact who signs. The signature block prints the grantor's name and marks the signature line as the attorney-in-fact's, and the notary certificate is the representative capacity short form of 26 V.S.A. § 5368(2), naming the person who appeared, the authority (attorney-in-fact), and the principal on whose behalf the deed was executed. An adult child holding a durable power of attorney for a parent in long term care, recording the parent's lady bird deed while the parent cannot travel to a signing, presents the pattern this deed recites. The form is not set up as a deed the owner signs personally, a deed for two grantors, or a fiduciary deed by a trustee or personal representative; those configurations carry different signature and certificate architecture.
The download includes the blank enhanced life estate deed as a fillable PDF, a completed example showing the entire document filled in for a realistic Windsor County fact pattern, and a plain language guide that walks through every numbered section, the representative capacity acknowledgment, and town recording with the transfer tax return. The materials are informational and are not legal advice.
Important: Your property must be located in Caledonia County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.
This Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Individual, Executed by Attorney-in-Fact) meets all recording requirements specific to Caledonia County.
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