Bennington County Warranty Deed (Married Grantor with Spouse Joinder) Form
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Bennington County Warranty Deed (Married Grantor with Spouse Joinder) Form
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Where to Record Your Documents
Town of Arlington Town Clerk
Arlington, Vermont 05250
Hours: Monday – Friday 9 AM to 2 PM and by appt
Phone: (802) 375-2332
Town of Bennington Town Clerk
Bennington, Vermont 05201
Hours: Monday - Friday 8AM - 5PM
Phone: (802) 442-1043
Town of Dorset Town Clerk
East Dorset, Vermont 05253
Hours: 8:00 to 4:00 M-F or by appt
Phone: (802) 362-1178 Ext 2
Bennington County Clerk (for Glastenbury)
Bennington, Vermont 05262
Hours: M-F 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Phone: (802) 447-2700
Town of Landgrove Town Clerk
Londonderry, Vermont 05148
Hours: Thurs 9am to 1pm or by appt
Phone: (802) 824-3716
Town of Manchester Town Clerk
Manchester Center, Vermont 05255
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:00 to 4:30
Phone: (802) 362-1313 x1
Town of Peru Town Clerk
Peru, Vermont 05152
Hours: Tues, Thurs 8:30am - 4:00pm
Phone: (802) 824-3065
Town of Pownal Town Clerk
Pownal, Vermont 05261
Hours: M, T, Th, F 9:30 to 4:00; Wed 9:30 to 2:00
Phone: (802) 823-7757
Town of Readsboro Town Clerk
Readsboro, Vermont 05350
Hours: M,T,Th,F 8:00 to 3:30; Wed 4:30 to 8:30
Phone: (802) 423-5405
Town of Rupert Town Clerk
West Rupert, Vermont 05776
Hours: Mon 11:00 to 7:00; Tue, Wed 12:00 to 5:00; Thu 8:30 to 3:30
Phone: (802) 394-7728
Town of Sandgate Town Clerk
Sandgate, Vermont 05250
Hours: Mon, Wed 9:30 to 12:30; Tue 9:30 to 11:30; Thu, Fri 9:30 to 12:30
Phone: (802) 375-9075
Town of Searsburg Town Clerk
Wilmington, Vermont 05363
Hours: Mon 8:00 to 4:00; Tue, Fri 8:00 to noon
Phone: (802) 464-8081
Town of Shaftsbury Town Clerk
Shaftsbury, Vermont 05262
Hours: Mon 9:00 to 4:30; Tue - Fri 9:00 to 3:00
Phone: (802) 442-4038
Town of Stamford Town Clerk
Stamford, Vermont 05352
Hours: Tue, Wed 11:00 to 3:00; Thu 11:00 to 3:00 & 7:00 to 9:00; Fri 9:00 to 1:00
Phone: (802) 694-1361
Town of Sunderland Town Clerk
Sunderland, Vermont 05252 / 05250
Hours: Mon - Thu 8:00 to 2:00
Phone: (802) 375-6106
Town of Whitingham Town Clerk
Jacksonville, Vermont 05342
Hours: M-F 9 to 2; W 5 to 7; Sat 9 to 12
Phone: (802) 368-7887
Town of Winhall Town Clerk
Bondville, Vermont 05340
Hours: Mon - Thu 7:00 to 1:00 or by appt
Phone: (802) 297-2122
Town of Woodford Town Clerk
Woodford, Vermont 05201
Hours: Call for hours or appt
Phone: (802) 442-4895
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Cities and Jurisdictions in Bennington County
Properties in any of these areas use Bennington County forms:
- Arlington
- Bennington
- Bondville
- Dorset
- East Arlington
- East Dorset
- Manchester
- Manchester Center
- North Bennington
- North Pownal
- Peru
- Pownal
- Readsboro
- Rupert
- Shaftsbury
- Stamford
- West Rupert
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Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Bennington County?
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Can I reuse these forms?
Yes. You can reuse the forms for your personal use. For example, if you have multiple properties in Bennington County you only need to order once.
What do I need to use these forms?
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How much does it cost to record in Bennington County?
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The second signature on this Vermont warranty deed belongs to someone who owns no part of the record title. One married grantor holds the property alone and conveys it with full warranty covenants; the grantor's spouse, named in the deed's own joinder section, signs and acknowledges beside the owner to satisfy 27 V.S.A. Section 141, the statute that makes a married owner's homestead conveyance inoperative without the spouse. The form prepares a Vermont general warranty deed built around exactly that pairing: one owner of record, one joining spouse, and a single instrument that carries them both.
The statute behind the second signature
Vermont protects the homestead, the home the family occupies up to $125,000 in value under 27 V.S.A. Section 101, with a signing rule rather than a lien. Under Section 141, a homestead or an interest in one is not conveyed by a married owner unless the wife or husband joins in both the execution and the acknowledgment of the conveyance, and a deed made without that joinder is inoperative so far as the homestead reaches. A companion provision, 27 V.S.A. Section 349, holds homestead property back from any grantee outside the marriage unless the spouse joins. Both halves of the rule matter: the spouse signs the deed, and the spouse also acknowledges it before a notary, which is why this form carries a second acknowledgment certificate and not merely a second signature line.
Joinder as architecture, not an afterthought
On this deed the joinder is a numbered operative section, not a blank held in reserve. The section names the joining spouse, recites the joinder under Section 141, and conveys and releases to the grantee all homestead rights and any other interest of the spouse in the property, so the face of the record shows the statute satisfied. The release travels one way: the joining spouse becomes no grantor of record and takes on no covenant, and the deed says so, leaving the warranty obligations, sole ownership, good right and title to convey, freedom from every encumbrance except those the deed lists, and defense against all lawful claims, resting on the grantor alone. Title standing in one name while a marriage stands behind it is the pattern this deed recites: a house bought before the wedding and never retitled, land inherited by one spouse while the couple lives on it, a home deeded into a single name during a long-ago refinance and now heading to closing. The form recites exactly one owner of record plus that owner's spouse; a conveyance from an unmarried owner, or from a couple who both hold record title, belongs to a different signing architecture that this form does not recite.
Two certificates, one notary visit or two
Each signer acknowledges on a certificate of that signer's own, worded to the individual short form of 26 V.S.A. Section 5368: the record was acknowledged before me on a stated date by the named signer. The certificates stand independent, so the grantor and the joining spouse may appear together at one closing table, as the completed example shows, or before different notaries on different days. Lines for the notary's printed name and commission number complete each certificate the way 26 V.S.A. Section 5367 describes for a paper record.
Into the town land records
The finished deed goes to the clerk of the Vermont town or city where the land lies, since Vermont keeps land records municipally, and under 27 V.S.A. Section 342 the recording is what makes the conveyance good against anyone beyond the grantor and the grantor's heirs. Form PTT-172, the Vermont Property Transfer Tax Return, travels to the counter with the deed, because 32 V.S.A. Section 9608 bars a clerk from receiving a deed without the completed return and its Act 250 certificate.
The download holds three pieces: the blank deed as a fillable PDF, a completed example showing a married grantor and joining spouse conveying a Washington County home from start to finish, and a plain language guide to every numbered section, the two-certificate signing pattern, the grantee vesting choices Vermont recognizes, and the recording and transfer tax steps. The materials are informational and are not legal advice.
Important: Your property must be located in Bennington County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.
This Warranty Deed (Married Grantor with Spouse Joinder) meets all recording requirements specific to Bennington County.
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