Wills & Power of Attorney Seminar
Old Bridge Library
October
11, 2016 at 1pm
SPEAKER: Kenneth Vercammen, Esq.
Edison, NJ
(Author-
Answers to Questions About Probate)
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. 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
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.
Open to the Public. You do
not need to be a resident.
732-721-5600 x
5033
Old Bridge Library 1 Old Bridge Plaza Old Bridge
NJ 08857
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
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