October 13 at 7pm
500 Hoes Lane Piscataway NJ 08854
SPEAKER: Kenneth Vercammen,
Esq. Edison, NJ
(Author- ABA’s “Wills and Estate Administration book”)
The new 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 Inheritance taxes on estates over $675,000
4. Power of Attorney
5. Living Will
6. Administering the
Estate/ Probate/Surrogate
7. Questions and Answer
Open to the public. You
do not need to be a township resident.
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.
Piscataway Library
Kennedy Branch
Register at the Kennedy Library Information Desk or by calling
732-463-1633x6
http://www.piscatawaylibrary.org/content/wills-estates
Can’t
attend? We can email you materials Send
email to VercammenLaw@Njlaws.com
Free Will
Seminars and Speakers Bureau for Groups
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.
For additional information on the Legal Seminars, contact our
Coordinator, Kenneth Vercammen’s law office at (732) 572-0500, or fax
732-572-0030.
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, 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. 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:
Details on the 2 programs currently offered:
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.
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
