How can a married woman make the transfer of a property that was acquired in her old name?

Full question:

I changed my name after my marriage in Vermont. Now, I wanna transfer one of my properties to my uncle’s son. The property was acquired before my marriage and name change. So obviously it is registered in my old name. I wanna know in which name shall I make the deal.

• Category: Marriage
• Subcategory: Marital Property
• Date: 04/07/2025
• State: Vermont

Answer:

You shall state both your present married name and the name under which such property was acquired. Further, it shall be indexed by a town or county clerk receiving the same for record under your both names. It is covered under 15 V.S.A. § 65 which reads:
 

“   When a conveyance of real estate is made by a married woman and such real estate was acquired by her under a name other than her present married name, such conveyance shall set forth both her present married name and the name under which such real estate was acquired. Such conveyance shall be indexed by a town or county clerk receiving the same for record under both her present married name and the name under which such real estate was acquired. However, a deed which fails to describe the grantor, as aforesaid, shall not impair the grantee's title conveyed by such deed.”