Woodbridge Library
Wills, Estate Planning & Probate Seminar
November 27, 2018 at 7pm
WILLS &
ESTATE ADMINISTRATION-PROTECT YOUR FAMILY AND MAKE PLANNING EASY Free program open
to the public, you do not need to be a Township resident to attend
SPEAKER: Kenneth
Vercammen, Esq. Edison, NJ (Author- Wills and Estate Administration by the ABA)
Main Topics:
1. NJ Estate Tax eliminated for 2018 & NJ Veterans Tax exemption of up to $3,000
2. The 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
7. Avoiding unnecessary expenses
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.
Woodbridge Public Library
1 George Frederick Plaza
Woodbridge NJ 07095
732-634-4450
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
