Lamoille County Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Individual) Form

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Lamoille County Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Individual) Form

Lamoille 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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Lamoille County Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Individual) Guide

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

Lamoille 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 8/12/2026

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

Where to Record Your Documents

Town Clerk of Belvidere

Address:
3996 VT Route 109
Belvidere, Vermont 05442

Hours: Tu, W, Th 8:30 - 3:30

Phone: (802) 644-6621

Town Clerk of Cambridge

Address:
85 Church St / PO Box 127
Jeffersonville, Vermont 05464

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

Phone: (802) 644-2251

Town Clerk of Eden

Address:
71 Old Schoolhouse Rd
Eden Mills, Vermont 05653

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

Phone: (802) 635-2528

Town Clerk of Elmore

Address:
1175 Rte 12 / PO Box 123
Lake Elmore, Vermont 05657

Hours: Tu through Th 9:00 to 3:00

Phone: (802) 888-2637

Town Clerk of Hyde Park

Address:
344 Vt 15 West / PO Box 98
Hyde Park, Vermont 05655

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

Phone: (802) 888-2300 x1

Town Clerk of Johnson

Address:
293 Lower Main St West / PO Box 383
Johnson, Vermont 05656

Hours: M-F 7:30 to 4:00

Phone: (802) 635-2611

Town Clerk of Morristown

Address:
43 Portland St / P.O. Box 748
Morrisville, Vermont 05661

Hours: M-F 8:30 to 4:30; W until 12:00 only

Phone: (802) 888-6370

Town Clerk of Stowe

Address:
67 Main St / PO Box 248
Stowe, Vermont 05672

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

Phone: (802) 253-6133

Town Clerk of Waterville

Address:
850 VT Rte 109 / PO Box 31
Waterville, Vermont 05492

Hours: M, Tu, Th 9:00 - 1:30

Phone: (802) 644-8865

Town Clerk of Wolcott

Address:
28 Railroad St / PO Box 100
Wolcott, Vermont 05680

Hours: Tue 8:00 to 6:00, Wed-Fri 8:00 to 4:00

Phone: (802) 888-2746

Lamoille County Clerk

Address:
154 Main St / PO Box 490
Hyde Park, Vermont 05655

Hours: M-Th 7:00 to 12:00

Phone: (802) 888-0631

Recording Tips for Lamoille County:
  • Check that your notary's commission hasn't expired
  • Make copies of your documents before recording - keep originals safe
  • Request a receipt showing your recording numbers
  • Recording fees may differ from what's posted online - verify current rates

Cities and Jurisdictions in Lamoille County

Properties in any of these areas use Lamoille County forms:

  • Belvidere Center
  • Eden
  • Eden Mills
  • Hyde Park
  • Jeffersonville
  • Johnson
  • Lake Elmore
  • Morrisville
  • Moscow
  • North Hyde Park
  • Stowe
  • Waterville
  • Wolcott

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Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Lamoille County

How do I get my forms?

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

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

Recording fees in Lamoille County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (802) 644-6621 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 Lamoille 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 Lamoille County.

Our Promise

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