Wills, Estate Planning & Probate Seminar
April 11 at 7:00pm Free community program
480 Middlesex Ave,
Metuchen, NJ 08840
WILLS & ESTATE ADMINISTRATION-PROTECT YOUR
FAMILY AND MAKE PLANNING EASY
SPEAKER: Kenneth Vercammen, Esq. Edison, NJ (Author-Answers to Questions
About Probate)
The NJ Probate Law made a number of
substantial changes in Probate and the administration of estates and trusts in
New Jersey.
Main Topics:
1. The New Probate
Law and preparation of Wills
2. 2016 changes in
Federal Estate and Gift Tax
3. NJ Estate Tax on
estates over $675,000
4. Power of Attorney
5. Living Will
6. Administering the
Estate/ Probate/Surrogate
7. Questions and
Answer
COMPLIMENTARY MATERIAL: Brochures on
Wills, "Answers to
Questions about
Probate" and Administration of an Estate, Power of
Attorney, Living
Wills, Real Estate Sales for Seniors, and Trusts.
Metuchen Library 480
Middlesex Ave, Metuchen, NJ 08840
You do not have to
be a Metuchen resident to attend but registration requested
(732) 632-8526
http://www.metuchenlibrary.org
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Free Will Seminars and Speakers Bureau
for Groups
10 years ago the AARP Network Attorneys
of the Edison/Metuchen/Woodbridge area several years ago established a
community Speakers Bureau to provide educational programs to AARP and senior
clubs, Unions and Middlesex County companies. Now, Ken Vercammen, Esq. and
volunteer attorneys of the Middlesex County Estate Planning Council have
provided Legal Rights Seminars to hundreds of seniors, business owners and
their employees, unions, clubs and non-profit groups. For additional
information on the Legal Seminars, contact our Coordinator, Kenneth Vercammen's
law office at (732) 572-0500, email VercammenLaw@njlaws.com
Details on free programs available
These quality
daytime educational programs will educate and even entertain. Clubs and
companies are invited to schedule a free seminar. The following Seminars are
now available:
1. WILLS &
ESTATE ADMINISTRATION-PROTECT YOUR FAMILY AND
MAKE PLANNING EASY
2. POWER OF ATTORNEY
to permit family to pay your bills if you are temporarily disabled and permit
doctors to talk with family
All instructors are licensed attorneys
who have been in practice at least 25 years. All instructors are members of the
American Bar Association, New Jersey
State Bar
Association, and Middlesex County Bar Association. All programs include free
written materials.
You don't have to be wealthy or near
death to do some thinking about a Will. Here is your opportunity to listen to
an experienced attorney who will discuss how to distribute your property as you
wish and avoid many rigid provisions of state law.
Topics discussed include: Who needs a Will?; What if
you die without a Will (intestacy)?; Mechanics of a Will; "Living
Will"; Powers of Attorney; Selecting an executor, trustee, and guardian;
Proper Will execution; Inheritance Taxes, Estate Taxes $14,000 annual gift tax
exclusion, Bequests to charity, Why you
need a "Self-Proving" Will and
Estate Administration/ Probate.
Sample materials: Hand-outs on Wills,
Living Wills/Medical Advance Directive, Power of Attorney, Probate and
Administration of an Estate, Real Estate, Working with your Attorney, Consumers
Guide to New Jersey Laws, and Senior Citizen Rights.
SPEAKERS BUREAU
At the request of
senior citizen groups, unions, and Middlesex County companies and
organizations, the " Speakers Bureau " is a service designed to
educate citizens about how laws affect their lives and how the judicial system
operates. We have attorneys available to speak to businesspersons, educational,
civic and social organizations on a wide range of topics during business hours.
In today's complex
world, few people can function successfully and safely without competent legal
advice. In order to insure your estate plans are legally set up, you need to
know exactly where you stand so that you can avoid possibly catastrophic
mistakes impacting both you and your family.
About the
speaker: Kenneth A. Vercammen is a trial attorney in Edison, NJ. We is the
author of the American Bar Association’s book “Wills and Estate Administration”
He is co-chair
of the ABA Probate & Estate Planning Law Committee of the American Bar
Association Solo Small Firm Division. He
is a speaker for the NJ State Bar Association at the annual Nuts & Bolts of
Elder Law & Estate Administration program.
He was Editor
of the ABA Estate Planning Probate Committee Newsletter. Mr. Vercammen has
published over 150 legal articles in national and New Jersey publications on
litigation, elder law, probate and trial topics. He is a highly regarded
lecturer on litigation and probate law for the American Bar Association, NJ
ICLE, New Jersey State Bar Association and Middlesex County Bar Association.
His articles have been published in noted publications included New Jersey Law
Journal, ABA Law Practice Management Magazine, and New Jersey Lawyer. He
established the NJlaws website www.njlaws.com which includes many
articles on Estate Planning, Probate and Wills. He is a member of the AARP and
often lectures to groups on the importance of an up to date Will, Power of
Attorney and Living Will.
KENNETH VERCAMMEN & ASSOCIATES, PC
ATTORNEY AT LAW
2053
Woodbridge Ave.
Edison,
NJ 08817
(Phone)
732-572-0500
(Fax)
732-572-0030
www.njlaws.com
www.CentralJerseyElderLaw.com
