Franklin County Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Joint Owners with Right of Survivorship) Form
Last validated October 1, 2026 by our Forms Development TeamFormatted for recording in Franklin County, for property anywhere in the county: rural and unincorporated areas as well as Bakersfield, East Berkshire, East Fairfield, Enosburg Falls, Fairfield, Franklin, Highgate Center, Highgate Springs and 8 more.
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Franklin 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.
Franklin 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.
Franklin 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 Clerk of Bakersfield
Bakersfield, Vermont 05441
Hours: M - F 9:00 to 12:00 & 7:00 to 8:00
Phone: (802) 827-4495
Town Clerk of Berkshire
Enosburgh, Vermont 05450
Hours: M & Tu 8-12, 1-5; W & Th 9-12, 1-4
Phone: (802) 933-2335
Town Clerk of Enosburgh
Enosburgh Falls, Vermont 05450
Hours: M - F 8:00 to 3:30
Phone: (802) 933-4421
Town Clerk of Fairfax
Fairfax, Vermont 05454
Hours: M - F 9:00 to 4:00; 1st & 3rd Mon 6:00 to 8:00
Phone: (802) 849-6111
Town Clerk of Fairfield
Fairfield, Vermont 05455
Hours: M, Tu, Th, F 8:00 to 3:00; W 10:30 to 5:30
Phone: (802) 827-3261 x1
Town Clerk of Fletcher
Cambridge, Vermont 05444
Hours: M 8 - 3:30 & 6:30 - 8:30; Tu - Th 8 to 3:30
Phone: (802) 849-6616
Town Clerk of Franklin
Franklin, Vermont 05457
Hours: M, Tu, F 8:30 to 3:30; W 8:30 to noon; Th 8:30 to 6:00
Phone: (802) 285-2101
Town Clerk of Georgia
St. Albans, Vermont 05478
Hours: M-F 8:00 - 4:00
Phone: (802) 524-3524
Town Clerk of Highgate
Highgate Ctr, Vermont 05459
Hours: M-F 8:30 to 12 & 1:00 to 4:30
Phone: (802) 868-4697 X201
Town Clerk of Montgomery
Montgomery, Vermont 05471
Hours: M 8-12 & 1-6; Tu, Th, F 8-12 & 1-4
Phone: (802) 326-4719
Town Clerk of Richford
Richford, Vermont 05476
Hours: M - Th 8:00 - 5:00; F 8:00 - noon
Phone: (802) 848-7751 x3
City of St. Albans Clerk
St. Albans, Vermont 05478-0867
Hours: M-F 7:30 - 4:30; last Sat 9:00 - 12:00
Phone: (802) 524-1501 x264
Town of St. Albans Clerk
St. Albans Bay, Vermont 05481
Hours: M-F 8:00 - 4:00
Phone: (802) 524-2415
Town Clerk of Sheldon
Sheldon, Vermont 05483
Hours: M 8:00 to 6:00 & Tu-F 8:00 to 3:00
Phone: (802) 933-2524 x3
Town Clerk of Swanton
Swanton, Vermont 05488
Hours: M-F 7:00 to 5:00
Phone: (802) 868-4421
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Cities and Jurisdictions in Franklin County
Properties in any of these areas use Franklin County forms:
- Bakersfield
- East Berkshire
- East Fairfield
- Enosburg Falls
- Fairfield
- Franklin
- Highgate Center
- Highgate Springs
- Montgomery
- Montgomery Center
- Richford
- Saint Albans
- Saint Albans Bay
- Sheldon
- Sheldon Springs
- Swanton
Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Franklin County
How do I get my forms?
Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The Franklin 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 Franklin County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Franklin 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 Franklin 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. The free Adobe Acrobat Reader is recommended, and most PDF apps also work. 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 Franklin County?
Recording fees in Franklin County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (802) 827-4495 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County.
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