Orleans County Quitclaim Deed (Reserving Life Estate) Form
Last validated August 12, 2026 by our Forms Development TeamFormatted for recording in Orleans County, for property anywhere in the county: rural and unincorporated areas as well as Albany, Barton, Beebe Plain, Coventry, Craftsbury, Craftsbury Common, Derby, Derby Line and 15 more.
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Orleans County Quitclaim Deed (Reserving Life Estate) Form
Fill in the blank Quitclaim Deed (Reserving Life Estate) form formatted to comply with all Vermont recording and content requirements.
Orleans County Quitclaim Deed (Reserving Life Estate) Guide
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Orleans County Completed Example of the Quitclaim Deed (Reserving Life Estate) Document
Example of a properly completed Vermont Quitclaim Deed (Reserving Life Estate) document for reference.
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Where to Record Your Documents
Town Clerk of Albany
Albany, Vermont 05820
Hours: Tu & Th 9:00 to 4:00; We 9:00 to 7:00
Phone: (802) 755-6100
Town Clerk of Barton
Barton, Vermont 05822
Hours: M - Th 7:30 to 4:00 & Fr 7:30 to noon
Phone: (802) 525-6222
Town Clerk of Brownington
Orleans, Vermont 05860
Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 754-8401
Town Clerk of Charleston
West Charleston, Vermont 05872
Hours: M, Tu & Th 8:00 to 3:00
Phone: (802) 895-2814
Town Clerk of Coventry
Coventry, Vermont 05825
Hours: M, Tu, Th, F 8:00 to 12:00; W 4:00 to 7:00; 3rd Sat 9:00 to 2:00
Phone: (802) 754-2288
Town Clerk of Craftsbury
Craftsbury, Vermont 05826
Hours: Tu - Fr 8:30 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 586-2823
Town Clerk of Derby
Derby, Vermont 05829
Hours: Mo - Th 7:00 to 5:00
Phone: (802) 766-4906
Town Clerk of Glover
Glover, Vermont 05839
Hours: M - Th 8:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 525-6227
Town Clerk of Greensboro
Greensboro, Vermont 05841
Hours: Mo - Th 9:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 533-2911
Town Clerk of Holland
Derby Line, Vermont 05830-8961
Hours: Mo, Tu, Th 8:00 to 4:30
Phone: (802) 895-4440
Town Clerk of Irasburg
Irasburg, Vermont 05845
Hours: Mo-We 9:00 to 3:00 & Th 9:00 to 6:00
Phone: (802) 754-2242
Town Clerk of Jay
Jay, Vermont 05859
Hours: Mo-Th 7:00 to 4:00; We until noon
Phone: (802) 988-2996
Town Clerk of Lowell
Lowell, Vermont 05847
Hours: M-Th 9:00 to 2:30
Phone: (802) 744-6559
Town Clerk of Morgan
Morgan, Vermont 05853
Hours: Mo & Th 8:00 to 4:00; Tu & We 8:00 to 3:00
Phone: (802) 895-2927
City of Newport: Clerk
Newport, Vermont 05855
Hours: Mo-Fr 8:00 to 4:30
Phone: (802) 334-2112
Town of Newport: Clerk
Newport Ctr, Vermont 05857
Hours: Mo-Th 7:00 to 4:30
Phone: (802) 334-6442
Town Clerk of Troy
North Troy, Vermont 05859
Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 5:00
Phone: (802) 988-2663
Town Clerk of Westfield
Westfield, Vermont 05874
Hours: Mo-Th 8:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 744-2484
Town Clerk of Westmore
Orleans, Vermont 05860
Hours: Mo-Th 8:30 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 525-3007
Recording Tips for Orleans County:
- Bring your driver's license or state-issued photo ID
- Ensure all signatures are in blue or black ink
- Double-check legal descriptions match your existing deed
- Verify all names are spelled correctly before recording
- White-out or correction fluid may cause rejection
Cities and Jurisdictions in Orleans County
Properties in any of these areas use Orleans County forms:
- Albany
- Barton
- Beebe Plain
- Coventry
- Craftsbury
- Craftsbury Common
- Derby
- Derby Line
- East Charleston
- Glover
- Greensboro
- Greensboro Bend
- Irasburg
- Lowell
- Morgan
- Newport
- Newport Center
- North Troy
- Orleans
- Troy
- West Charleston
- West Glover
- Westfield
Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Orleans County
How do I get my forms?
Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The Orleans 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 Orleans County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Orleans 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 Orleans 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 Orleans County?
Recording fees in Orleans County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (802) 755-6100 for current fees.
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Two estates leave this deed, and both stand on the record the day it is filed: a life estate the grantor keeps, and a vested remainder the grantee owns from delivery. This is a Vermont quitclaim deed reserving a life estate in the grantor: one owner conveys the property without warranty while keeping the right to live on it, use it, and collect its income for life, and at the grantor's death the right to possession passes to the grantee without probate and without a second deed.
A conveyance and a reservation in the same operative clause
The deed's operative section performs both halves of the arrangement. First the conveyance: the grantor remises, releases, and forever quitclaims all right, title, and interest to the grantee, carrying no covenant or warranty of title; no Vermont statute prescribes a quitclaim form or reads covenants into a deed, so the express words are the deed's entire effect. Then the reservation: the grantor keeps a life estate, with exclusive possession, use, rents, and income for life. Recording in the town's land records under 27 V.S.A. section 342 makes the arrangement effectual against everyone beyond the grantor and the grantor's heirs.
A vested remainder, not a revocable designation
The reservation covers possession only: the deed states that the grantor retains no right or power to sell, convey, mortgage, revise, or revoke the remainder, and that it is not an enhanced life estate deed under 27 V.S.A. chapter 6, the 2020 statute governing deeds that reserve lifetime powers and leave the grantee a contingent interest. The remainder under this deed vests at delivery. The grantee's interest cannot be redirected by a later recorded revision, and a sale or mortgage of the whole property now takes the life tenant and every remainder holder signing together. Searches reach this configuration as a life estate deed, a quitclaim deed with reserved life estate, and under the quit claim deed and quick claim deed spellings.
One grantor, one reservation, a joinder block that waits
The form recites exactly one grantor. Ten numbered sections run from the parties, consideration, and property description through the source of title and matters of record to the operative conveyance and reservation, a signature block for the grantor, and a single acknowledgment certificate in Vermont's short form wording. A conditional joinder section stands ready for the married grantor: under 27 V.S.A. section 141 a homestead conveyance by a married owner is inoperative as to the homestead unless the spouse joins in executing and acknowledging it, so the form carries a joining spouse entry, signature block, and second certificate, completed only in that case. A parent deeding the farmhouse to a daughter while continuing to live in it, and an owner passing the camp to the next generation with lifetime use reserved, present the pattern this deed recites. A release of the entire title with nothing held back, co-owner grantors signing together, and trustee or entity signers each follow a different signing architecture this form does not carry.
Fifteen dollars a page, and a return that reports a life estate
Vermont keeps its land records municipally, so the deed records with the clerk of the town or city where the property lies, at the statewide $15 per page. Under 32 V.S.A. section 9608 the clerk cannot take a transfer deed of record until a completed Vermont Property Transfer Tax Return, Form PTT-172, and its required certificate accompany it. The return identifies the kind of interest the deed moves, and the Department of Taxes materials for the return list a life estate among the interest categories it reports. Many deeds in this pattern are family gifts, and 32 V.S.A. section 9603(5) exempts transfers between parent and child, grandparent and grandchild, or spouses without actual consideration, claimed by number on the return; where tax is due, the general rate is 1.25 percent of value plus the 0.22 percent clean water surcharge.
What the download holds
The package holds the deed as a fillable PDF opening with a non-recorded instructions page, a completed example worked through for a Bennington, Bennington County fact pattern in which a mother conveys her home to her son and reserves a life estate for herself, and a plain language guide treating each numbered section, the ways grantees may hold the remainder under Vermont law, the reservation and homestead statutes, notarization, and the transfer tax return. The materials describe Vermont law in general terms; they are not legal advice.
Important: Your property must be located in Orleans County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the county recording office listed above.
This Quitclaim Deed (Reserving Life Estate) meets all recording requirements specific to Orleans County.
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