Windham County Gift Deed (Trustee Grantor) Form

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Windham County Gift Deed (Trustee Grantor) Form

Windham County Gift Deed (Trustee Grantor) Form

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

Document Last Validated 7/13/2026
Windham County Gift Deed (Trustee Grantor) Guide

Windham County Gift Deed (Trustee Grantor) Guide

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

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

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

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

Document Last Validated 7/13/2026

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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:
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  • Recording fees may differ from what's posted online - verify current rates
  • Request a receipt showing your recording numbers
  • Recording early in the week helps ensure same-week processing

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

View Complete Recorder Office Guide

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 is built for a conveyance signed in a fiduciary capacity: the grantor is a trustee, the property sits in a trust, and the deed passes it to the grantee as a gift, for no monetary consideration. The form recites one trustee grantor acting for an identified trust, one grantee entry, and a granting clause exercised solely in the trustee capacity under 27 V.S.A. 301 and the Vermont Trust Code.

A gift signed by the trustee, not an individual owner

The deed identifies the trust by its full name and the date of its instrument, and every operative element runs through that identification. The signature block carries one line, for the trustee; the single acknowledgment certificate names the signer together with the representative capacity, in the pattern of the statutory short form certificates of 26 V.S.A. 5368; and the granting clause states that the grantor acts not individually but solely as trustee, under the authority the trust instrument and 14A V.S.A. 815 and 816 confer. Two patterns present this configuration in Vermont land records: a family trust distributing real estate to a beneficiary of the settlor without payment, and a trustee winding up a trust and releasing the property free of trust to the person entitled to it. A gift of property titled in an owner's personal name follows a different pattern; this form's capacity recital, signature block, and certificate are all trustee-shaped.

A limited covenant instead of a full warranty

Vermont supplies no implied statutory covenants for ordinary deeds, so a Vermont deed warrants exactly what it says. This deed conveys with the words GIVES, GRANTS, CONVEYS, AND CONFIRMS and carries one express covenant: that the grantor, acting as trustee, has not encumbered the property except as the deed states. It disclaims every other covenant or warranty of title, so the donee takes subject to recorded easements, liens, and other matters of record, which is the conventional posture of a fiduciary conveying property the trustee did not originally acquire on personal account. The deed also collects the source of title, the formal legal description with its survey citation under 27 V.S.A. 341(b), and the encumbrances the conveyance remains subject to.

No purchase price, but a transfer tax return all the same

Vermont ties recording to its property transfer tax paperwork. Under 32 V.S.A. 9608, no town clerk records a deed evidencing a transfer of title unless a completed Property Transfer Tax Return, Form PTT-172, and the required Act 250 certificate are attached, and that rule applies to gifts. The tax itself, 1.25 percent of value plus a 0.22 percent clean water surcharge at the general rate, comes with statutory exemptions that reach donative trust transfers: 32 V.S.A. 9603(5) exempts no-consideration transfers between close family members and extends to transfers from a family trust releasing property free of trust among those relatives, and 9603(6) exempts transfers with no change in beneficial ownership. An exemption is claimed on the return, which is filed either way. The included guide walks through the return, the exemptions, and where a trustee documents authority of record with a separately prepared certification of trust under 14A V.S.A. 1013, which is not included in this package.

Recording in the town where the land lies

Vermont records land documents by municipality, not by county, so the completed deed goes to the clerk of the town or city where the property is located, acknowledged before a notary as 27 V.S.A. 341 requires. Recording runs fifteen dollars per page plus fifteen dollars for the transfer tax return under 32 V.S.A. 1671, and the deed holds the estate against third parties only once it is acknowledged and recorded.

The download includes the blank gift deed as a fillable PDF, a completed example showing the form filled in for a realistic Chittenden County trust fact pattern, and a plain language guide covering every section, the signing formalities, and the town recording process. The materials are informational and are 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 Grantor) meets all recording requirements specific to Windham County.

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