Lamoille County Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Trustee Grantee) Form
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Lamoille County Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Trustee Grantee) Form
Fill in the blank Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Trustee Grantee) form formatted to comply with all Vermont recording and content requirements.
Lamoille County Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Trustee Grantee) Guide
Line by line guide explaining every blank on the Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Trustee Grantee) form.
Lamoille County Completed Example of the Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Trustee Grantee) Document
Example of a properly completed Vermont Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Trustee Grantee) document for reference.
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Where to Record Your Documents
Town Clerk of Belvidere
Belvidere, Vermont 05442
Hours: Tu, W, Th 8:30 - 3:30
Phone: (802) 644-6621
Town Clerk of Cambridge
Jeffersonville, Vermont 05464
Hours: M-F 8:00 - 4:00
Phone: (802) 644-2251
Town Clerk of Eden
Eden Mills, Vermont 05653
Hours: M-Th 8:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 635-2528
Town Clerk of Elmore
Lake Elmore, Vermont 05657
Hours: Tu through Th 9:00 to 3:00
Phone: (802) 888-2637
Town Clerk of Hyde Park
Hyde Park, Vermont 05655
Hours: M-F 8:00 - 4:00
Phone: (802) 888-2300 x1
Town Clerk of Johnson
Johnson, Vermont 05656
Hours: M-F 7:30 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 635-2611
Town Clerk of Morristown
Morrisville, Vermont 05661
Hours: M-F 8:30 to 4:30; W until 12:00 only
Phone: (802) 888-6370
Town Clerk of Stowe
Stowe, Vermont 05672
Hours: M-F 8:00 to 4:30
Phone: (802) 253-6133
Town Clerk of Waterville
Waterville, Vermont 05492
Hours: M, Tu, Th 9:00 - 1:30
Phone: (802) 644-8865
Town Clerk of Wolcott
Wolcott, Vermont 05680
Hours: Tue 8:00 to 6:00, Wed-Fri 8:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 888-2746
Lamoille County Clerk
Hyde Park, Vermont 05655
Hours: M-Th 7:00 to 12:00
Phone: (802) 888-0631
Recording Tips for Lamoille County:
- Bring your driver's license or state-issued photo ID
- Bring extra funds - fees can vary by document type and page count
- Mornings typically have shorter wait times than afternoons
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
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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On this Vermont enhanced life estate deed, the grantee line does not name an heir; it names a trustee. One owner conveys a contingent remainder to a named individual as trustee of an identified trust, and not individually, while reserving a common law life estate and the unrestricted right to convey the property during life. The form prepares that trustee grantee configuration under 27 V.S.A. chapter 6, the Enhanced Life Estate Deed Act, the statute behind what Vermont practice has long called a lady bird deed or Medicaid deed.
A remainder that lands in a trust, not an estate
An ordinary Vermont ELE deed sends the property to individual grantees at the owner's death. This deed sends it into a trust: if the property has not been conveyed away during life, title vests at the grantor's death in the trustee of the identified trust then serving, subject to encumbrances of record, and the trust instrument takes over from there. Probate administration of the property is bypassed, and so is the individual-grantee question of what happens when a remainder holder dies first. During the owner's life the arrangement stays dormant; 27 V.S.A. § 654 states that a validly executed and recorded ELE deed transfers no present right, title, or interest, so the property is not a trust asset while the owner lives and the owner's creditors and homestead position stay exactly as they were.
Lifetime control the statute spells out
Chapter 6 writes the reserved powers into defined mechanics. The grantor may sell, mortgage, lease, or give away the property, or any portion of it, without joinder by, consent from, agreement of, or notice to the trustee. Revoking the deed means recording a deed from the grantor back to the grantor; revising it means recording a new ELE deed naming a different or additional grantee, which supersedes and replaces the prior one. The trustee holds a contingent remainder that cannot be conveyed during the grantor's life, and the statute keeps the property clear of the grantee's creditors. The deed itself carries the § 660 statutory form language, including the operative words GIVE, GRANT, SELL, CONVEY, AND CONFIRM and the reservation of a common law life estate with exclusive use, possession, and enjoyment.
The successor trustee section
Section 658 of the Act supplies default rules when a named grantee dies before the grantor, and it opens with the words unless the ELE deed provides otherwise. This form provides otherwise. Its successor trustee section ties the remainder to the office of trustee rather than to the individual: if the named trustee dies, resigns, is removed, or otherwise stops serving before the grantor's death, the contingent remainder follows the successor trustee determined under the trust instrument, and at the grantor's death title vests in whoever then holds the office. A change of trustee inside the trust does not call for a new deed.
Signing and recording in Vermont towns
The grantor, who must be a natural person under § 653(4), signs before a notary public; the trustee does not sign, because § 655 makes the deed effective without the grantee's acceptance. The form carries a homestead joinder signature block and second acknowledgment certificate for the spouse of a married grantor, tied to the joinder statutes at 27 V.S.A. §§ 141 and 349. Recording happens at the town level, with the clerk of the town or city where the land lies, at the statewide fee of $15.00 per page, and the town clerk cannot accept the deed unless a completed Vermont Property Transfer Tax Return, Form PTT-172, comes with it. An executed and recorded ELE deed is subject to the property transfer tax, and where the deed is later revoked or revised, 32 V.S.A. § 9617(8)(B) supplies a refund petition route.
The package contains the enhanced life estate deed as a fillable PDF built for Vermont recording standards, a completed example showing every section filled in for a realistic Chittenden County fact pattern, and a plain language guide that walks through the form section by section, the notarization details, and the town recording process including the transfer tax return. The materials are informational and are not legal advice.
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 (Trustee Grantee) meets all recording requirements specific to Lamoille County.
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