Franklin County Grant Deed (Trustee Grantor) Form
Last validated September 25, 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 Grant Deed (Trustee Grantor) Form
Fill in the blank Grant Deed (Trustee Grantor) form formatted to comply with all Vermont recording and content requirements.
Franklin County Grant Deed (Trustee Grantor) Guide
Line by line guide explaining every blank on the Grant Deed (Trustee Grantor) form.
Franklin County Completed Example of the Grant Deed (Trustee Grantor) Document
Example of a properly completed Vermont Grant Deed (Trustee Grantor) 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
Recording Tips for Franklin County:
- Bring your driver's license or state-issued photo ID
- Ensure all signatures are in blue or black ink
- Ask for certified copies if you need them for other transactions
- Ask if they accept credit cards - many offices are cash/check only
- Check that your notary's commission hasn't expired
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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The grantor line of this Vermont deed carries two identities: the trust that holds the title and the trustee who holds the pen. This is a Vermont grant deed configured for a trustee grantor: the trustee of a trust conveys Vermont real property with the express, limited covenants that define a grant deed, signing once, in a representative capacity, above a notary certificate written for exactly that kind of signature.
Title in the Trust, Signature by the Trustee
The form opens where a trustee's deed has to open: Section 1 identifies the trust by its name and the date of its trust instrument, Section 2 names the trustee who signs, and the operative section makes the conveyance and every covenant solely in the trustee capacity, not individually, satisfied from the trust estate. The single signature block carries the trustee's printed name and capacity, and the certificate beneath it tracks the Vermont statutory short form for an acknowledgment in a representative capacity: the record acknowledged by the named individual as trustee of the named trust, with the notary's printed name and commission number lines a paper record calls for. A successor trustee selling the settlor's former home after the settlor's death, a trustee deeding a parcel out of a revocable trust to a buyer, and a trustee distributing real estate to a beneficiary as a trust winds down present the pattern this deed recites. The form carries one trustee signature block; a trust in which two or more trustees act together presents a different signing pattern, and the form is not set up as a conveyance by individual owners, co-owner pairs, spouses, or a company's officers.
Covenants That Begin and End with the Trust's Tenure
Vermont law implies no covenants of title, so the deed writes its two promises out: the estate granted here has gone to no one else before this deed, and no encumbrance of the grantor's own making burdens the property beyond the matters the exceptions section lists. A boundary sentence confines both promises to acts of the grantor and claims arising by, through, or under the grantor. On a trustee's deed that window is the trust's period of ownership, measured from the vesting deed the form identifies, and a further sentence keeps the covenants from reaching the trustee personally: they bind the trustee in the trustee capacity and are answered from the trust estate. Title searchers meet this instrument under the names limited covenant deed and special warranty style conveyance, holding the ground between a full warranty deed and a covenant-free quitclaim.
The Deed Recites Authority; Another Instrument Documents It
A trustee's power to convey lives in the trust instrument, and the deed's capacity language states that relationship rather than settling it. Vermont supplies a recordable answer to the authority question: the certification of trust under 14A V.S.A. section 1013, a sworn statement of the trust's existence and the trustee's identity and powers, which the statute treats as evidence of authority to convey real property and which may be recorded in the municipal land records; it is a separate instrument, prepared and recorded separately, and not included in this package. Title examiners reading a trustee's deed in a Vermont chain commonly look for one alongside it.
A Municipal Record and a Return That May Claim an Exemption
The finished deed records with the town or city clerk where the land lies, Vermont having no county recording system, at the statewide $15.00 per page fee, and under 27 V.S.A. section 342 recording is what makes the conveyance hold against anyone beyond the grantor and the grantor's heirs. A completed Property Transfer Tax Return accompanies the deed under 32 V.S.A. section 9608, with the ordinary combined rate at 1.47 percent, and 32 V.S.A. section 9603 matters to trust conveyances in particular: its exemptions include certain no-consideration trust transfers and transfers involving no change in beneficial ownership, and a claimed exemption is stated on the return, which is filed with the clerk either way.
The download delivers the trustee grantor deed as a fillable PDF opening with a removable instructions page, a completed example carried through a Woodstock, Windsor County sale by the trustee of a family revocable trust, from the trust block to the commission number line, and a plain language guide to each numbered section, the co-ownership forms open to grantees, the representative-capacity notarization, and the recording and transfer tax filing. These materials describe Vermont law in general terms and are not legal advice.
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 Grant Deed (Trustee Grantor) meets all recording requirements specific to Franklin County.
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