Vermont § 654 - Execution and recording of an enhanced life estate deed
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 654 — Execution and recording of an enhanced life estate deed, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 654. Execution and recording of an enhanced life estate deed
- (a) Subject to the rights expressly reserved in the deed, a validly executed and recorded
ELE deed does not: (1) affect the ownership rights of the grantor or the grantor’s creditors; (2) transfer or convey any present right, title, or interest in the property or create
any present legal or equitable interest in the grantee; or (3) subject the grantor’s property to process from the grantee’s creditors. (b) The grantor may convey the property described in an ELE deed, or any portion thereof,
without the need for joinder by, consent from, agreement of, or notice to the grantee. (c) If not previously conveyed during the lifetime of the grantor, upon the death of the
grantor, subject to encumbrances of record, the interest stated in an ELE deed vests
in the grantee or, for a deceased grantee, the interest passes pursuant to section 658 of this title. (d) An executed and recorded ELE deed shall be subject to the property transfer tax under
32 V.S.A. chapter 231. (Added 2019, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 13, 2020; amended 2021, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. January 1, 2022.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 654 ("Execution and recording of an enhanced life estate deed") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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