Wills, Estate Planning
& Probate Seminar
March 30 at 7pm at 7:00pm
Free community program
South Plainfield Public
Library
2484 Plainfield Avenue
South Plainfield, NJ
07080
WILLS & ESTATE
ADMINISTRATION-PROTECT YOUR
FAMILY AND MAKE PLANNING
EASY
SPEAKER:
Kenneth Vercammen, Esq. Edison, NJ (Author- Wills and Estate Administration by
the ABA)
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. 2017 changes to NJ Estate Tax &
changes to taxes on pensions
2. 2017changes in Federal Estate and Gift Tax
3. The New Probate Law and preparation of Wills
4. Power of Attorney
5. Living Will
6. Administering the
Estate/ Probate/Surrogate
You do not have to be a resident to attend
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.
For information the call the Library 908-754-7885
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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
