Culpeper County Certificate of Trust Form (Virginia)

All Culpeper County specific forms and documents listed below are included in your immediate download package:

Certificate of Trust Form

Culpeper County Certificate of Trust Form

Fill in the blank form formatted to comply with all recording and content requirements.
Included Culpeper County compliant document last validated/updated 5/20/2025

Certificate of Trust Guide

Culpeper County Certificate of Trust Guide

Line by line guide explaining every blank on the form.
Included Culpeper County compliant document last validated/updated 6/3/2025

Completed Example of the Certificate of Trust Document

Culpeper County Completed Example of the Certificate of Trust Document

Example of a properly completed form for reference.
Included Culpeper County compliant document last validated/updated 6/26/2025

When using these Certificate of Trust forms, the subject real estate must be physically located in Culpeper County. The executed documents should then be recorded in the following office:

Circuit Court Clerk

Courthouse - 135 W Cameron St, Culpeper, Virginia 22701-3097

Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Phone: (540) 727-3438

Local jurisdictions located in Culpeper County include:

  • Amissville
  • Boston
  • Brandy Station
  • Culpeper
  • Elkwood
  • Jeffersonton
  • Lignum
  • Mitchells
  • Rapidan
  • Richardsville
  • Rixeyville
  • Stevensburg
  • Viewtown

How long does it take to get my forms?

Forms are available immediately after submitting payment.

How do I get my forms, are they emailed?

Immediately after you submit payment, the Culpeper County forms you order will be available for download directly from your account. You can then download the forms to your computer. If you do not already have an account, one will be created for you as part of the order process, and your login details will be provided to you. If you encounter any issues accessing your forms, please reach out to our support team for assistance. Forms are NOT emailed to you.

What does "validated/updated" mean?

This indicates the most recent date when at least one of the following occurred:

  • Updated: The document was updated or changed to remain compliant.
  • Validated: The document was examined by an attorney or staff, or it was successfully recorded in Culpeper County using our eRecording service.
Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Culpeper County?

Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed all formatting requirements set forth by Culpeper County including margin requirements, content requirements, font and font size requirements.

Can the Certificate of Trust forms be re-used?

Yes. You can re-use the forms for your personal use. For example, if you have more than one property in Culpeper County that you need to transfer you would only need to order our forms once for all of your properties in Culpeper County.

What are supplemental forms?

Often when a deed is recorded, additional documents are required by Virginia or Culpeper County. These could be tax related, informational, or even as simple as a coversheet. Supplemental forms are provided for free with your order where available.

What type of files are the forms?

All of our Culpeper County Certificate of Trust forms are PDFs. You will need to have or get Adobe Reader to use our forms. Adobe Reader is free software that most computers already have installed.

Do I need any special software to use these forms?

You will need to have Adobe Reader installed on your computer to use our forms. Adobe Reader is free software that most computers already have installed.

Do I have to enter all of my property information online?

No. The blank forms are downloaded to your computer and you fill them out there, at your convenience.

Can I save the completed form, email it to someone?

Yes, you can save your deed form at any point with your information in it. The forms can also be emailed, blank or complete, as attachments.

Are there any recurring fees involved?

No. Nothing to cancel, no memberships, no recurring fees.

Signed by a currently acting trustee, a certification or certificate of trust under Va. Code Ann. 64.2-804 is a document summarizing a trust in lieu of the trust instrument, and contains certified statements affirmed by the trustee in the presence of a notary public. The document confirms the existence of the subject trust and the trustee's capacity and relevant powers, and is presented in support of a transaction involving trust property.

A certificate of trust is frequently recorded alongside a trustee's deed or acquisition of real property by the trust, though recording of the document is not required by Virginia Code. Instead of disclosing the settlor's estate plan by providing the entire trust instrument, the certificate allows a trustee to provide parties outside of the trust arrangement (anyone who is not a trust beneficiary) only the essential information necessary to conduct the business at hand. Recipients of a certificate "may assume without inquiry the existence of the facts contained" within it ( 64.2-804(F)).

Requirements of a certificate include statements that the trust exists and that it has not been revoked or modified in a way that would invalidate the contents of the certificate. The form presents basic information, such as the trust's name and date; the identities of the settlor and the current trustee; the trust's identification number; and the name by which property is titled to the trust. In addition, the document identifies anyone who can revoke the trust and, if there are co-trustees, the specifications for authenticating documents relating to the trust.

Further, the document enumerates the powers of the trustee pertaining to the transaction for which the certificate is presented. These may include powers under the Uniform Trust Code, codified at 64.2-7 of the Virginia Code. Recipients of a certificate can also request excerpts of the trust instrument and any amendments thereto that designate the trustee and establish these powers.

Consult a lawyer with questions about trusts and certifications of trust in Virginia.

(Virginia COT Package includes form, guidelines, and completed example)

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The documents you receive here will meet, or exceed, the Culpeper County recording requirements for formatting. If there's an issue caused by our formatting, we'll make it right and refund your payment.

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October 27th, 2020

Get Rid of the places to initial each page on the Trust Deed. The Co. Recorder (Davis) does not require that each page be initialled... If I and the "borrower" had initialed each page, then I would have to use US Mail to get the form from AZ to UT because scans of initials are not acceptable, but only a notarized signature from the borrower is...

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October 23rd, 2021

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August 7th, 2020

The certification of trust looks fine to me. I printed it and filled it out and had it notarized today. I have not sent it to the company that wants it yet so that will be the test. They are very picky. If they have any comment I will let you know.

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