Washington County Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Individual, Executed by Attorney-in-Fact) Form

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Washington County Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Individual, Executed by Attorney-in-Fact) Form

Washington 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.

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Washington County Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Individual, Executed by Attorney-in-Fact) Guide

Washington County Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Individual, Executed by Attorney-in-Fact) Guide

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Washington County Completed Example of the Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Individual, Executed by Attorney-in-Fact) Document

Washington 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.

Document Last Validated 8/10/2026

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

Where to Record Your Documents

City of Barre: Clerk

Address:
6 North Main St, Ste 6 / PO Box 418
Barre, Vermont 05641

Hours: Mo-Fr 7:30 to 4:30

Phone: (802) 476-0242

Town of Barre: Clerk

Address:
149 Websterville Rd / PO Box 124
Websterville, Vermont 05678

Hours: Mo-Fr 8:00 to 4:30

Phone: (802) 479-9391/9392

Town Clerk of Berlin

Address:
108 Shed Rd
Berlin, Vermont 05602

Hours: Mo-Th 8:30 to 3:30

Phone: (802) 229-9298

Town Clerk of Cabot

Address:
3084 Main St / PO Box 36
Cabot, Vermont 05647

Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 5:00

Phone: (802) 563-2279

Town Clerk of Calais

Address:
3120 Pekin Brook Rd
East Calais, Vermont 05650

Hours: Mo-Th 8:00 to 4:00

Phone: (802) 456-8720

Town Clerk of Duxbury

Address:
5421 VT Rte 100
Duxbury, Vermont 05676

Hours: Tu-Fr 7:30 to 3:30

Phone: (802) 244-6660

Clerk of East Montpelier

Address:
40 Kelton Rd / PO Box 157
East Montpelier, Vermont 05651-0157

Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 5:00; Fr 9:00 to noon

Phone: (802) 223-3313 x201

Town Clerk of Fayston

Address:
866 North Fayston Rd
North Fayston, Vermont 05660

Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 3:30 & Fr 9:00 to 3:00

Phone: (802) 496-2454 x21

Town Clerk of Marshfield

Address:
122 School St, Rm 1
Marshfield, Vermont 05658

Hours: Tu-Fr 8:00 to 12:00 & 12:30 to 4:00

Phone: (802) 426-3305

Town Clerk of Middlesex

Address:
5 Church St
Middlesex, Vermont 05602

Hours: Mo-Th 8:30 to 4:30

Phone: (802) 223-5915

City of Montpelier: Clerk

Address:
39 Main St
Montpelier, Vermont 05602

Hours: Mo-Fr 8:00 to 4:30

Phone: (802) 223-9500

Town Clerk of Moretown

Address:
19 Kaiser Dr
Waterbury, Vermont 05676

Hours: Mo-Fr 7:00 to 2:45

Phone: (802) 882-8218

Town Clerk of Northfield

Address:
51 S Main St
Northfield, Vermont 05663

Hours: Mo-Fr 8:00 to 4:30

Phone: (802) 485-5421

Town of Plainfield

Address:
149 Main St / PO Box 217
Plainfield, Vermont 05667

Hours: Mo, We, Fr 7:30 to 12:00 & 12:30 to 4:00

Phone: (802) 454-8461

Town Clerk of Roxbury

Address:
1664 Roxbury Rd / PO Box 53
Roxbury, Vermont 05669

Hours: Tu-Fr 9:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:00

Phone: (802) 485-7840

Town Clerk of Waitsfield

Address:
9 Bridge St
Waitsfield, Vermont 05673

Hours: Mo-Fr 8:00 to 4:30

Phone: (802) 496-2218

Town Clerk of Warren

Address:
42 Cemetery Rd / PO Box 337
Warren, Vermont 05674

Hours: Mo-Fr 9:00 to 4:30

Phone: (802) 496-2709 x21

Town Clerk of Waterbury

Address:
43 S Main St / Mail: 51 S Main St
Waterbury, Vermont 05676

Hours: Mo-Fr 8:00 to 4:30

Phone: (802) 244-8447

Town Clerk of Woodbury

Address:
1672 Rte 14 / PO Box 10
Woodbury, Vermont 05681

Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 1:00 & Mo 6:00 to 8:00

Phone: (802) 456-7051

Town Clerk of Worcester

Address:
20 Worcester Village Rd / Mail: Drawer 161
Worcester, Vermont 05682

Hours: Mo 9:00 to 12:00; Tu-Th 9:00 to 3:00; We to 5:00

Phone: (802) 223-6942

Recording Tips for Washington County:
  • Both spouses typically need to sign if property is jointly owned
  • Make copies of your documents before recording - keep originals safe
  • Check margin requirements - usually 1-2 inches at top

Cities and Jurisdictions in Washington County

Properties in any of these areas use Washington County forms:

  • Adamant
  • Barre
  • Cabot
  • Calais
  • East Barre
  • East Calais
  • East Montpelier
  • Graniteville
  • Marshfield
  • Montpelier
  • Moretown
  • North Montpelier
  • Northfield
  • Northfield Falls
  • Plainfield
  • South Barre
  • Waitsfield
  • Warren
  • Waterbury
  • Waterbury Center
  • Websterville
  • Woodbury
  • Worcester

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Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Washington County

How do I get my forms?

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

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

Recording fees in Washington County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (802) 476-0242 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 Washington 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 Washington County.

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The documents you receive here are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable Washington 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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