Windham County Gift Deed (Trustee Grantee) Form

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Windham County Gift Deed (Trustee Grantee) Form

Windham County Gift Deed (Trustee Grantee) Form

Fill in the blank Gift Deed (Trustee Grantee) form formatted to comply with all Vermont recording and content requirements.

Document Last Validated 7/16/2026
Windham County Gift Deed (Trustee Grantee) Guide

Windham County Gift Deed (Trustee Grantee) Guide

Line by line guide explaining every blank on the Gift Deed (Trustee Grantee) form.

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Windham County Completed Example of the Gift Deed (Trustee Grantee) Document

Windham County Completed Example of the Gift Deed (Trustee Grantee) Document

Example of a properly completed Vermont Gift Deed (Trustee Grantee) document for reference.

Document Last Validated 7/16/2026

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

Where to Record Your Documents

Town Clerk of Athens

Address:
56 Brookline Rd
Athens, Vermont 05143

Hours: Mo 9:00 to 1:00 or by appt.

Phone: (802) 869-3370

Town Clerk of Brattleboro

Address:
230 Main St, Ste 108
Brattleboro, Vermont 05301

Hours: Mo-Fr 8:30 to 5:00

Phone: (802) 251-8157

Town Clerk of Brookline

Address:
734 Grassy Brook Rd / PO Box 403
Newfane, Vermont 05345

Hours: Tu, Th 9:00 - 2:00; 1st Sat 9:00 to noon; and by appt.

Phone: (802) 365-4648

Town Clerk of Dover

Address:
102 Route 100 / PO Box 527
West Dover, Vermont 05356

Hours: Mo-Fr 9:00 to 5:00

Phone: (802) 464-5100 x2

Town Clerk of Dummerston

Address:
1523 Middle Rd
East Dummerston, Vermont 05346

Hours: Mo, Tu, Th, Fr 9:00 to 3:00 & We 11:00 to 5:00

Phone: (802) 257-1496

Town Clerk of Grafton

Address:
117 Main St / PO Box 180
Grafton, Vermont 05146

Hours: Mo, Tu, Th, Fr 9:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:00; call first

Phone: (802) 843-2419

Town Clerk of Guilford

Address:
236 School Rd
Guilford , Vermont 05301

Hours: Mo 7:00 to 6:00; Tu-Th 7:00 to 5:00

Phone: (802) 254-6857

Town Clerk of Halifax

Address:
246 Branch Rd / PO Box 127
West Halifax, Vermont 05358

Hours: Mo, Tu, Fr 8:00 to 3:00 & Sa 9:00 to noon

Phone: (802) 368-7390

Town Clerk of Jamaica

Address:
28 Town Office Rd / PO Box 173
Jamaica, Vermont 05343

Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 4:00

Phone: (802) 874-4681

Town Clerk of Londonderry

Address:
100 Old School St
South Londonderry, Vermont 05155

Hours: Mo, Tu, Th, Fr 8:30 to 2:30; We 10:00 to 5:00; Sat by appt

Phone: (802) 824-3356

Town Clerk of Marlboro

Address:
510 South Rd / PO Box E
Marlboro, Vermont 05344

Hours: Mo, We, Th 9:00 to 4:00 (always call ahead)

Phone: (802) 254-2181

Town Clerk of Newfane

Address:
555 VT Rte 30 / PO Box 36
Newfane, Vermont 05345

Hours: Mo - Fr 8:00 to 6:00

Phone: (802) 365-7772 x10

Town Clerk of Putney

Address:
127 Main St / PO Box 233
Putney, Vermont 05346

Hours: Mo, We-Fr 9:00 to 2:00; We 7:00 to 9:00; Sa 9:00 to noon

Phone: (802) 387-5862 x14

Town Clerk of Rockingham

Address:
7 Village Square / PO Box 339
Bellows Falls, Vermont 05101

Hours: Mo-Fr 8:30 to 4:30

Phone: (802) 463-4336 x102

Windham County Clerk (for Somerset)

Address:
7 Court St / PO Box 207
Newfane, Vermont 05345

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

Phone: (802) 251-2009

Town Clerk of Stratton

Address:
9 West Jamaica Rd
Stratton, Vermont 05360

Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 3:00

Phone: (802) 869-6184

Town Clerk of Townshend

Address:
2006 VT Rte 30 / PO Box 223
Townshend, Vermont 05353

Hours: Mo-We & Fr 9:00 to 4:00

Phone: (802) 365-7300

Town Clerk of Vernon

Address:
567 Governor Hunt Rd
Vernon, Vermont 05354

Hours: Mo, Tu, Th 7:30 to 5:30; We 7:30 to 9:30am

Phone: (802) 257-0292 x4

Town Clerk of Wardsboro

Address:
71 Main St / PO Box 48
Wardsboro, Vermont 05355

Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:30

Phone: (802) 896-6055

Town Clerk of Westminster

Address:
3651 US Rte 5 / PO Box 147
Westminster, Vermont 05158

Hours: Mo-Fr 8:30 to 4:00

Phone: (802) 722-4091

Town Clerk of Whitingham

Address:
2948 VT Rte 100 / PO Box 529
Jacksonville, Vermont 05342

Hours: Mo-Fr 9:00 to 2:00; We 5:00 to 7:00; 1st Sa 9:00 to noon

Phone: (802) 368-7887

Town Clerk of Wilmington

Address:
2 E Main St, Rte 9 / PO Box 217
Wilmington, Vermont 05363-0217

Hours: Mo-Fr 8:30 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:00

Phone: (802) 464-5836

Town Clerk of Windham

Address:
5976 Windham Hill Rd
Windham, Vermont 05359

Hours: Mo 12:00 to 4:30; Tu 8:30 to 12:00; We 8:30 to 4:30; Th 11:30 to 4:30

Phone: (802) 874-4211

Recording Tips for Windham County:
  • Make copies of your documents before recording - keep originals safe
  • Leave recording info boxes blank - the office fills these
  • Check margin requirements - usually 1-2 inches at top

Cities and Jurisdictions in Windham County

Properties in any of these areas use Windham County forms:

  • Bellows Falls
  • Brattleboro
  • Cambridgeport
  • East Dover
  • Grafton
  • Jacksonville
  • Jamaica
  • Londonderry
  • Marlboro
  • Newfane
  • Putney
  • Saxtons River
  • South Londonderry
  • South Newfane
  • Townshend
  • Vernon
  • Wardsboro
  • West Dover
  • West Dummerston
  • West Halifax
  • West Townshend
  • West Wardsboro
  • Westminster
  • Westminster Station
  • Whitingham
  • Williamsville
  • Wilmington

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Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Windham County

How do I get my forms?

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

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

Recording fees in Windham County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (802) 869-3370 for current fees.

Questions answered? Let's get started!

This Vermont gift deed conveys real property for no monetary consideration to a grantee who takes title as trustee of a named trust. The form recites one grantor, one trustee grantee identified together with the trust's name and the date of the trust instrument, and a gift recital in place of a purchase price, so a donative transfer into a trust reads on the record as exactly what it is.

Title Vests in a Trustee, Not in an Individual

The grantee section carries three entries: the trustee's name followed by the word Trustee with a mailing address, the trust's full name, and the date of the trust instrument. The conveyance runs to the grantee as trustee and not individually, and to the trustee's successors in trust, so a later change in the office of trustee is governed by the trust instrument rather than by a new deed from the original parties. Vermont law supports this architecture directly: 27 V.S.A. Section 303 grounds an express trust concerning lands in a signed written instrument, and 27 V.S.A. Section 2 excludes conveyances to trusts from the state's tenancy in common default. Patterns that present this configuration in Vermont land records include a parent moving a home, camp, or woodlot into an irrevocable family trust, an owner funding a trust administered by an adult child or a professional trustee, and a donor placing land in trust for charitable purposes. The form recites exactly one grantor and one trustee grantee; a deed from two co-owners, or a deed to a grantee taking in a personal capacity, presents a different architecture than this form carries.

A Gift Recital Instead of a Purchase Price

A Vermont deed carries exactly the covenants it states, because no Vermont statute implies covenants of title from an operative word. This deed of gift states none: it conveys all of the grantor's right, title, and interest, for no monetary consideration and in consideration of love and affection, expressly without covenant or warranty of title, and subject to matters of record. The operative words, gives, grants, conveys, and confirms, perform the conveyance that 27 V.S.A. Sections 301 and 341 contemplate: a deed signed by the grantor, acknowledged before a notary public, and recorded at length with the clerk of the municipality where the land lies.

One Grantor, a Joining Spouse Line, Two Certificates

One grantor signs. Where the property includes the homestead of a married grantor, 27 V.S.A. Section 141 makes a conveyance inoperative as to the homestead unless the spouse joins in the execution and acknowledgment, so the form carries a labeled joining spouse signature line; where no joinder applies, that block remains blank. The form carries a separate acknowledgment certificate for each signer, so the grantor and a joining spouse may acknowledge on different dates, before different notaries, or in different states. No subscribing witnesses appear on a Vermont deed, and printed name lines under the signatures satisfy the name under signature statute, 32 V.S.A. Section 1405.

Recording With the Town Clerk and the Transfer Tax Return

Vermont records deeds with the clerk of the town or city where the land lies; there is no county recording system. The statewide fee is $15.00 per page, plus $15.00 for filing the Vermont Property Transfer Tax Return, and under 32 V.S.A. Section 9608 the clerk cannot record a deed without the completed return and its Act 250 certificate, even for an exempt transfer. Because 32 V.S.A. Section 9601(6) measures a gift at the fair market value of the property transferred, the return decides the money question: Section 9603(5) exempts transfers without actual consideration in trust to the extent of the benefit to the donor or listed close relations, Section 9603(6) exempts transfers with no change in beneficial ownership, and a gift into a trust outside those subdivisions is taxed on fair market value, with the clean water surcharge added. The guide walks through these filings alongside every numbered section of the form.

The download package holds three pieces: the gift deed as a fillable PDF, a completed example that fills in the whole document for a realistic Windsor County fact pattern, and a plain language guide covering each blank, the signing formalities, and municipal recording. A deed of gift, sometimes searched as a gift deed to a trust or a deed transferring property into a family trust, works as both a conveyance and a record of donative intent; these materials describe how Vermont law treats it, and they are informational only, not legal advice.

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

This Gift Deed (Trustee Grantee) meets all recording requirements specific to Windham County.

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