Addison County Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Joint Owners with Right of Survivorship) Form
Last validated July 16, 2026 by our Forms Development TeamFormatted for recording in Addison County, for property anywhere in the county: rural and unincorporated areas as well as Bridport, Bristol, East Middlebury, Ferrisburgh, Granville, Hancock, Middlebury, Monkton and 10 more.
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Addison County Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Joint Owners with Right of Survivorship) Form
Fill in the blank Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Joint Owners with Right of Survivorship) form formatted to comply with all Vermont recording and content requirements.
Addison County Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Joint Owners with Right of Survivorship) Guide
Line by line guide explaining every blank on the Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Joint Owners with Right of Survivorship) form.
Addison County Completed Example of the Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Joint Owners with Right of Survivorship) Document
Example of a properly completed Vermont Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Joint Owners with Right of Survivorship) document for reference.
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Where to Record Your Documents
Town of Addison: Clerk
Addison, Vermont 05491-8919
Hours: M, Tu, Th 8:30 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:30; W, F 8:30 to 12:00
Phone: 802-759-2020
Town Clerk of Bridport
Bridport , Vermont 05734
Hours: M-W 9:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:00; Th, F 9:00 to 12:00
Phone: 802-758-2483
Town Clerk of Bristol
Bristol, Vermont 05443
Hours: M - F 8am to 4:30pm
Phone: (802) 453-2410
Town Clerk of Cornwall
Cornwall, Vermont 05753
Hours: Tu - F 9am to 5pm
Phone: (802) 462-2775
Town Clerk of Ferrisburgh
Ferrisburgh, Vermont 05456
Hours: M - F 8am to 4pm
Phone: (802) 877-3429
Town Clerk of Goshen
Goshen, Vermont 05733
Hours: Tuesday 9am to 1pm
Phone: 802-247-6455
Town Clerk of Granville
Granville, Vermont 05747
Hours: M - Th 9am to 3pm
Phone: 802-767-4403
Town Clerk of Hancock
Hancock, Vermont 05748
Hours: M 3:30 to 6:30; Tu -Th 9:00 to 3:00
Phone: (802) 767-3660
Town Clerk of Leicester
Leicester, Vermont 05733
Hours: Mo, Tu, Th 9am to 2pm
Phone: 802-247-5961 Ext3
Town Clerk of Lincoln
Lincoln, Vermont 05443
Hours: Mo - Th 8am to 2pm; We 4pm to 7pm
Phone: 802-453-2980
Town Clerk of Middlebury
Middlebury, Vermont 05753
Hours: Mo - Th 7:30am to 5:30pm
Phone: 802-388-8100 Ext 211
Town Clerk of Monkton
Monkton, Vermont 05469
Hours: Mo, Fr 8am to 1pm; T & Th 8am to 1pm & 4pm - 7pm
Phone: 802-453-3800
Town Clerk of New Haven
New Haven, Vermont 05472
Hours: Mo - Th 9am to 4:30pm
Phone: 802-453-3516
Town Clerk of Orwell
Orwell, Vermont 05760
Hours: Mo, Tu, Th 9:30 to 12 & 1 to 3:30; F 9:30 to 12 & 1 to 6
Phone: 802-948-2032
Town Clerk of Panton
Panton, Vermont 05491-8919
Hours: M, Tu, Th 9am to 3pm; W 9am to 5pm
Phone: 802-475-2333
Town Clerk of Ripton
Ripton, Vermont 05766
Hours: Mo 2pm to 6pm; Tu, Th 9am to 1pm
Phone: 802-388-2266
Town Clerk of Salisbury
Salisbury, Vermont 05769
Hours: Tu 9am to 3pm; Th 11pm to 6pm or by appt
Phone: 802-352-4228
Town Clerk of Shoreham
Shoreham, Vermont 05770
Hours: M, Tu, Th, F 9:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:00
Phone: 802-897-5841
Town Clerk of Starksboro
Starksboro, Vermont 05487
Hours: M - Th 8:30 to 4:30
Phone: 802-453-2639
City Clerk of Vergennes
Vergennes, Vermont 05491
Hours: M - F 8:00 to 4:30
Phone: 802-877-2841
Town Clerk of Waltham
Waltham, Vermont 05491-8919
Hours: Tu & F 9am to 3pm
Phone: 802-877-3641
Town Clerk of Weybridge
Weybridge, Vermont 05753
Hours: M & F 12:30 to 5:30; Tu & Th 9:00 to 2:00
Phone: 802-545-2450
Town Clerk of Whiting
Whiting, Vermont 05778
Hours: Mo 9:00 to 12:00 & 4:00 to 7:00; We 9:00 to 12:00
Phone: 802-623-7813
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Cities and Jurisdictions in Addison County
Properties in any of these areas use Addison County forms:
- Bridport
- Bristol
- East Middlebury
- Ferrisburgh
- Granville
- Hancock
- Middlebury
- Monkton
- New Haven
- North Ferrisburgh
- Orwell
- Ripton
- Roxbury
- Salisbury
- Shoreham
- Starksboro
- Vergennes
- Whiting
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Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Addison County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Addison 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 Addison County you only need to order once.
What do I need to use these forms?
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Are there any recurring fees?
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How much does it cost to record in Addison County?
Recording fees in Addison County vary. Contact the recorder's office at 802-759-2020 for current fees.
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Two Vermont owners who already hold title as joint tenants with right of survivorship keep that survivorship working when they sign one enhanced life estate deed together. This fillable Vermont form names both owners as Grantors, reserves a common law life estate to them and to the survivor of them, and gives the named Grantees a contingent remainder that vests only at the death of the last surviving owner. Vermont practice also knows this instrument as a lady bird deed, a Medicaid deed, or an ELE deed.
A reservation that follows the survivor
The deed changes nothing while either owner lives. At the first death, the survivorship the owners already hold carries the property to the surviving Grantor, and the deed's reservation continues in that survivor by its own terms: the statutory reservation runs to the Grantors, or the survivor of them. The surviving owner keeps exclusive use, possession, and enjoyment of the property, together with the reserved right to sell, gift, lease, mortgage, revise, or revoke, all without joinder by, consent to, agreement of, or notice to the Grantees. At the second death, title vests in the Grantees by operation of the recorded deed, outside probate and subject to encumbrances of record.
Statutory language from the Enhanced Life Estate Deed Act
Vermont codified this instrument in 27 V.S.A. chapter 6, the Enhanced Life Estate Deed Act, effective July 13, 2020. The form follows the optional statutory form in 27 V.S.A. section 660, from the operative words GIVE, GRANT, SELL, CONVEY, AND CONFIRM through the statutory reservation of the life estate and the right to convey, to the warranty covenants that except the matters stated in the deed. The statute settles the questions that once surrounded reserved powers deeds: a validly executed and recorded enhanced life estate deed transfers no present interest, leaves the Grantors' ownership and creditor position untouched, and keeps the property clear of the Grantees' creditors during the Grantors' lives. A Grantee cannot convey the contingent remainder while a Grantor lives; the statute makes an attempted conveyance void. A later mortgage does not revoke the deed, and the Grantors may revise or revoke at any time by recorded deed.
The two owner configuration this deed carries
The form states that the two Grantors hold record title as joint tenants with right of survivorship, provides a separate signature line for each, and carries two acknowledgment certificates so the owners may acknowledge on different dates or before different notaries. The Grantee section takes one or more names with a nature of tenancy entry stating how title vests at the second death. Siblings holding an inherited camp together, a parent and an adult child placed in title together, and unmarried partners whose deed expressed survivorship present the two owner pattern this deed describes. The form is set up for exactly two Grantors whose existing title already carries survivorship as joint tenants; a sole owner, and spouses who hold as tenants by the entirety, hold title in patterns this form does not describe.
Recording at the town clerk's office
Vermont records deeds by town or city, not by county, and the completed deed goes to the clerk of the municipality where the land lies with a recording fee of fifteen dollars per page. A Vermont Property Transfer Tax Return accompanies the deed; by statute the clerk cannot record a deed evidencing a transfer without the completed return and the required Act 250 certificate, and an enhanced life estate deed is subject to the transfer tax even though the statutory form states a transfer without consideration. Vermont law softens that edge in a specific way: where the enhanced life estate interest is later revoked or revised, the person who paid the tax may petition for a refund under 32 V.S.A. section 9617(8)(B).
The download contains the fillable deed form, a completed example showing a two owner Colchester fact pattern, and a plain language guide that walks through every section, the notary formalities, and the transfer tax return. The materials are informational and are not legal advice; a Vermont attorney can address how the Act operates on a particular title.
Important: Your property must be located in Addison County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the county recording office listed above.
This Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Joint Owners with Right of Survivorship) meets all recording requirements specific to Addison County.
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