Piscataway Library Kennedy Branch
March
15 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 resident.
SPEAKER: Kenneth Vercammen, Esq.
Edison, (Author- ABA’s “Wills and Estate Administration book”)
The January 1, 2018 New
Estate Tax law changes administration of estates and trusts in New Jersey.
Main Topics:
1. NJ Estate Tax eliminated on Estates under
$5,400,000 as of January 1, 2018 & Veterans Tax
credit
2. 2018 changes in Federal Estate and Gift Tax
3. The new Digital Fiduciary Act & New
law permits Executor to resign if all parties consent
4. Power of Attorneys
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
Brought to you by the Piscataway Public
Library Foundation
Register at the Kennedy
Library Information Desk or by calling 732-463-1633x6
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
