Piscataway Library Kennedy Branch
March
23, 2017 at 7pm
500 Hoes Lane Piscataway
NJ 08854
Piscataway J.F. Kennedy
Memorial Library
Open to the public. You do not need to be a township resident.
SPEAKER: Kenneth Vercammen, Esq. Edison, (Author- ABA’s “Wills and Estate
Administration book”)
The January 1, 2017 New Estate Tax law made a number of substantial
changes in the administration of estates and trusts in New Jersey.
Main Topics:
1. 2017 changes to NJ Estate Tax & changes
to taxes on pensions
2. 2017 changes 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
COMPLIMENTARY MATERIAL: Brochures on
Wills, 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
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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, 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
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
