Caledonia County Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Individual) Form

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Caledonia County Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Individual) Form

Caledonia County Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Individual) Form

Fill in the blank Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Individual) form formatted to comply with all Vermont recording and content requirements.

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Caledonia County Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Individual) Guide

Caledonia County Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Individual) Guide

Line by line guide explaining every blank on the Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Individual) form.

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Caledonia County Completed Example of the Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Individual) Document

Caledonia County Completed Example of the Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Individual) Document

Example of a properly completed Vermont Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Individual) document for reference.

Document Last Validated 7/16/2026

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

Where to Record Your Documents

Town of Barnet Clerk

Address:
1743 US Route 5 S / PO Box 15
Barnet, Vermont 05821

Hours: 9:00 to 12:00, 1:00 to 4:30 M-F

Phone: (802) 633-2256

Town of Burke Clerk

Address:
212 School St
West Burke, Vermont 05871

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

Phone: (802) 467-3717

Town of Danville Clerk

Address:
36 Route 2 West / P.O. Box 183
Danville, Vermont 05828

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

Phone: (802) 684-3352

Town of Groton Clerk

Address:
1476 Scott Highway
Groton, Vermont 05046

Hours: Wed & Fri 8:00 - 12:30

Phone: (802) 584-3276

Town of Hardwick Clerk

Address:
20 Church St / PO Box 523
Hardwick, Vermont 05843

Hours: M-Th 8:00 - 4:30; F 8:00 to 4:00

Phone: (802) 472-5971

Town of Kirby Clerk

Address:
346 Town Hall Rd
Lyndonville, Vermont 05851

Hours: Tu & Th 8:00 - 3:00 and by appt

Phone: (802) 626-9386

Town of Lyndon Clerk

Address:
119 Park Ave / PO Box 167
Lyndonville, Vermont 05851-0167

Hours: M-F 7:30 - 4:30

Phone: (802) 626-5785

Town of Newark Clerk

Address:
1336 Newark St
Newark, Vermont 05871

Hours: M, W, Th 9:00 - 4:00

Phone: (802) 467-3336

Town of Peacham Clerk

Address:
79 Church St / PO Box 244
Peacham, Vermont 05862

Hours: Mon 8:00 to 5:00; Tue - Thu 8:00 to noon

Phone: (802) 592-3218

Town of Ryegate Clerk

Address:
18 S Bayley-Hazen Rd / PO Box 332
Ryegate, Vermont 05042

Hours: Mon-Wed 1:00 - 5:00; Fri 9:00 - 1:00

Phone: (802) 584-3880

Town of St. Johnsbury Clerk

Address:
51 Depot Square, Suite 101
St. Johnsbury, Vermont 05819

Hours: Mo 8:00 - 5:00, Tu-Fr 8:00 - 4:30

Phone: (802) 748-4331

Town of Sheffield Clerk

Address:
37 Dane Rd / PO Box 165
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

Address:
Stannard Mountain Rd / PO Box 94
Greensboro Bend, Vermont 05842

Hours: Wed 8:00 - 12:00

Phone: (802) 533-2577

Town of Sutton Clerk

Address:
167 Underpass Rd
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

Address:
12 VT Route 215
West Danville, Vermont 05873

Hours: M - W 9:00 - 4:00; Th 9:00 - 5:00

Phone: (802) 563-2220

Town of Waterford Clerk

Address:
532 Maple St / PO Box 56
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

Address:
1192 Route 122 / PO Box 1328
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:
  • Bring your driver's license or state-issued photo ID
  • Check that your notary's commission hasn't expired
  • Ask if they accept credit cards - many offices are cash/check only
  • White-out or correction fluid may cause rejection

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

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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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One Vermont owner, signing alone, can direct where real property goes at death without probate while keeping every element of lifetime ownership. This Vermont Enhanced Life Estate Deed is configured for a single individual grantor: one grantor recital, one signature line, and one acknowledgment certificate, built on the optional statutory form in 27 V.S.A. section 660. Vermont codified this instrument, long known as a lady bird deed and now formally the ELE deed, in 2020 as chapter 6 of Title 27, the Enhanced Life Estate Deed Act.

Lifetime Control the Grantor Keeps

The deed's operative section reserves two things to the grantor: a common law life estate with exclusive use, possession, and enjoyment of the property, and the right to convey the property. The statute defines convey broadly, reaching a sale, gift, lease, transfer, or mortgage, with or without consideration, and including revocation and revision of the deed itself. Under 27 V.S.A. section 656, the grantor revokes or revises without the grantee's joinder, consent, agreement, or even notice; revocation is a recorded deed from the grantor back to the grantor, and revision is a new recorded ELE deed naming the changed grantee list. Section 654 states that the recorded deed does not affect the grantor's ownership rights, transfers no present interest to the grantee, and does not expose the property to the grantee's creditors during the grantor's life. The grantee holds only a contingent remainder and cannot convey it; section 655(b) makes an attempted transfer void.

What the Individual Configuration Recites

The form recites exactly one grantor, a natural person as 27 V.S.A. section 653(4) requires, and carries a single signature block with one acknowledgment certificate in the Vermont short form. The grantee section accepts one or more grantees, and a nature of tenancy entry states how title stands among them when it vests. A widowed or unmarried owner naming an adult child, and a sole owner naming two relatives as tenants in common or joint tenants, present the single grantor pattern this deed recites. Property held by two owners, including spouses holding a Vermont tenancy by the entirety, presents a two grantor signing pattern that this form is not set up as; Vermont law requires spousal joinder for conveyances of homestead and entireties property, and the deed as configured recites one owner acting alone.

At the Grantor's Death

If the grantor still owns the property at death, title vests in the grantee under section 654(c), subject to encumbrances of record, with no probate administration of the parcel. A mortgage recorded during the grantor's life rides with the property; it encumbers the interest without disturbing the deed. Where a grantee dies first, section 658 supplies the default: a sole grantee's interest passes to that grantee's heirs or beneficiaries as the Probate Division directs, while a surviving joint tenant grantee takes by survivorship under the tenancy the deed recites.

Recording With the Town Clerk

Vermont records deeds by municipality, so this deed goes to the clerk of the town or city where the land lies, at the statewide fifteen dollar per page fee. The recording package includes a completed Property Transfer Tax Return, Form PTT-172; 32 V.S.A. section 9608 bars the clerk from recording without a complete return and the required Act 250 certificate. The ELED Act makes a recorded enhanced life estate deed subject to the transfer tax even as a family gift, and 32 V.S.A. section 9617(8)(B) supplies a refund petition route when tax was paid on an interest later revoked or revised.

What the Package Contains

The download includes the fillable deed form, a completed example showing a Washington County fact pattern, and a guide that walks through each section, the notary certificate, and the town recording process. The materials are informational and are not legal advice; a Vermont attorney can address how the Act operates on a specific title or estate plan.

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) meets all recording requirements specific to Caledonia County.

Our Promise

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