Essex County Grant Deed (Grantor to Own Revocable Trust) Form
Last validated September 11, 2026 by our Forms Development TeamFormatted for recording in Essex County, for property anywhere in the county: rural and unincorporated areas as well as Averill, Beecher Falls, Canaan, Concord, East Haven, Gilman, Granby, Guildhall and 4 more.
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Essex County Grant Deed (Grantor to Own Revocable Trust) Form
Fill in the blank Grant Deed (Grantor to Own Revocable Trust) form formatted to comply with all Vermont recording and content requirements.
Essex County Grant Deed (Grantor to Own Revocable Trust) Guide
Line by line guide explaining every blank on the Grant Deed (Grantor to Own Revocable Trust) form.
Essex County Completed Example of the Grant Deed (Grantor to Own Revocable Trust) Document
Example of a properly completed Vermont Grant Deed (Grantor to Own Revocable Trust) document for reference.
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Where to Record Your Documents
Unified Towns & Gores Office
Island Pond, Vermont 05846
Hours: M 8:00 to 4:00 & Tu - F 8:00 to 3:00
Phone: (802) 723-5900
Town Clerk of Bloomfield
North Stratford, New Hampshire 03590
Hours: Tu & Th 9:00 - 3:00 and by appointment
Phone: (802) 962-5191
Town Clerk of Brighton
Brighton (Island Pond), Vermont 05846
Hours: M-F 8:00 - 3:30
Phone: (802) 723-4405
Town Clerk of Brunswick
Brunswick, Vermont 05905
Hours: M-F by appt (call first) & Th 4:00 - 6:00
Phone: (802) 962-5514
Town Clerk of Canaan
Canaan, Vermont 05903
Hours: M - F 9:00 to 3:00
Phone: (802) 266-3370
Town Clerk of Concord
Concord, Vermont 05824
Hours: M, Th, F 9:00 to 3:00 & Tu 12:00 to 6:00
Phone: (802) 695-2220
Town Clerk of East Haven
East Haven, Vermont 05837
Hours: Tu 1:00 to 6:00 & Th 8:00 to 1:00 and by appt
Phone: (802) 467-3772
Town Clerk of Granby
Granby, Vermont 05840
Hours: by appointment
Phone: (802) 328-3611
Town Clerk of Guildhall
Guildhall, Vermont 05905
Hours: Tu 9:00 - 3:00 & Th. 12:00 - 6:00
Phone: (802) 676-3797
Town Clerk of Lemington
Lemington, Vermont 05903
Hours: Wed 2:30 - 5:30
Phone: (802) 277-4814
Town Clerk of Lunenburg
Lunenburg, Vermont 05906
Hours: M - F 8:30 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 3:00; Summer: closed at noon
Phone: (802) 892-5959
Town Clerk of Maidstone
Guildhall, Vermont 05905
Hours: M & Th 9:00 - 3:00 or by appt
Phone: (802) 676-3210
Town Clerk of Norton
Norton, Vermont 05907
Hours: Tu 10:00 - 4:00; Th 10:00 - 12:00; F 1:00 - 5:00; last Sat/mth 10:00 - 12:00
Phone: (802) 822-9935
Town Clerk of Victory
North Concord, Vermont 05858
Hours: Tu & Th 10:00 to 3:00; other days by appt (695-3355)
Phone: (802) 328-2400
Recording Tips for Essex County:
- Bring your driver's license or state-issued photo ID
- Ensure all signatures are in blue or black ink
- Avoid the last business day of the month when possible
- Both spouses typically need to sign if property is jointly owned
- Bring extra funds - fees can vary by document type and page count
Cities and Jurisdictions in Essex County
Properties in any of these areas use Essex County forms:
- Averill
- Beecher Falls
- Canaan
- Concord
- East Haven
- Gilman
- Granby
- Guildhall
- Island Pond
- Lunenburg
- North Concord
- Norton
Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Essex County
How do I get my forms?
Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The Essex 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 Essex County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Essex 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 Essex 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 Essex County?
Recording fees in Essex County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (802) 723-5900 for current fees.
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This Vermont grant deed is drawn for a conveyance in which the same name can appear on both sides of the instrument. It is the trust-funding configuration: an individual owner conveys Vermont real property to the trustee of the owner's own revocable trust, most often the owner in a trustee capacity, carrying the two limited covenants a Vermont grant deed spells out expressly.
One Owner, Two Capacities
The grantor section identifies a single individual, and the grantee section carries the three identifiers that together vest trust title: the trustee who takes the property, the exact name of the trust, and the date of the trust instrument. 27 V.S.A. section 349 recognizes a direct conveyance to oneself in another capacity, and the deed states that recognition on its face, so the record shows a completed transfer even where grantor and trustee are one individual. An owner retitling a home into a revocable living trust at the center of an estate plan, and an owner moving a rental parcel into the trustee's name to complete that plan, present the pattern this deed recites. The form is not set up as a conveyance out of a trust, as a deed by two settlors funding a shared trust, or as a company's transfer; each of those carries a different grantor architecture. Nor does the deed create the trust it funds: under 27 V.S.A. section 303 a trust concerning land rests on a signed written instrument, and this deed presumes that instrument already exists.
The Return Is Filed, the Tax Is Usually Not Owed
Vermont bars a town clerk from receiving a deed for recording without a completed Property Transfer Tax Return under 32 V.S.A. section 9608, and that bar reaches a trust-funding deed even when no money changes hands. What changes is the arithmetic on the return. Two entries on the 32 V.S.A. section 9603 exemption list speak to this transfer: subdivision (5) reaches transfers in trust without actual consideration to the extent of the benefit to the donor, and subdivision (6) reaches a mere change in the form of ownership with no change in beneficial ownership. An owner funding a revocable trust the owner can undo at will commonly stands inside both descriptions. The exemption is claimed on Form PTT-172 itself, the return travels to the clerk's counter with the deed, and the $15.00 return filing fee applies alongside the $15.00 per page recording charge.
Covenants From an Owner Who Keeps Control
No Vermont statute reads covenants into a deed, so this form writes the grant deed pair into its text: the grantor has conveyed the estate to no one else before this deed, and no encumbrance of the grantor's making burdens the property beyond what the deed's exceptions section lists. A limiting sentence confines both covenants to the grantor's own acts and to claims arising by, through, or under the grantor. On a transfer into the owner's own revocable trust the covenants take an unusual posture: the same person typically stands at both ends of them, and the promises matter mostly to later title examiners reading the chain. Searchers reach this instrument as a living trust deed, a trust transfer deed, or a limited covenant conveyance occupying the ground between a warranty deed and a quitclaim.
Homestead, Marriage, and the Clerk's Counter
A married owner deeding the homestead meets Vermont's joinder statutes even when the deed runs to the owner's own trust: the trustee is not the spouse, so 27 V.S.A. sections 141 and 349(a)(2) call for the spouse or civil union partner to join in the execution and acknowledgment. A conditional joinder section, with a signature line and a notary certificate of its own, carries that second signature where homestead rights exist and otherwise stays empty. The finished deed records with the clerk of the town or city where the land lies, Vermont keeping its land records municipally, and under 27 V.S.A. section 342 the recorded deed is what holds the estate against anyone beyond the grantor and the grantor's heirs.
The download supplies the deed as a fillable PDF opening with a removable instructions page; a completed example carried through a Montpelier, Washington County trust funding, from the grantor block through the trustee vesting and both notary certificates; and a plain language guide to each numbered section, the trust-title vesting the grantee clause carries, the joinder statutes, and the path through recording and the transfer tax return. These materials describe Vermont law in general terms and are not legal advice.
Important: Your property must be located in Essex County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the county recording office listed above.
This Grant Deed (Grantor to Own Revocable Trust) meets all recording requirements specific to Essex County.
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