Wills, Probate & Estate Planning 2022 update South Amboy Library-Sadie Pope Dowdell Library March 31 at 6:30 pm Thursday

      Wills, Probate & Estate Planning 2022 update

South Amboy Library-Sadie Pope Dowdell Library 

 

March 31 at 6:30 pm Thursday

Zoom

Open to the public, free. You don’t have to be a  resident to attend.

  www.dowdell.org  

SPEAKER: Kenneth Vercammen, Esq. Edison, NJ

                Author ABA Wills & Estate Administration

 

   Estate administration can be very complex, and having some information before you begin can help you through the process.

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New Main Topics:

1.  What’s new with proposed 2022 Federal Estate Tax changes

2.  Handling Probate during Covid and while Government offices closed

3.  Dangers If You Have No Will or documents invalid

4.  Getting your Estate Planning Documents without having to go into a law office

5.  Power of Attorneys recommendations

6.  Living Will & Advance Directive for Medical Care

7.  Administering the Estate/Probate /Surrogate

8.  Avoiding unnecessary expenses and saving your family money

 

Elaine R. Gaber, Director
 Sadie Pope Dowdell Library
 100 Harold G. Hoffman Plaza
 South Amboy, New Jersey 08879
 
 T: 732.721.6060 F: 732.721.1054
 Email:

 egaber@dowdell.org
Web: www.dowdell.org

 

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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.  If your organization in Central NJ would like to schedule a Will & Estates seminar, call Kenneth Vercammen’s Law Office at 732-572-0500 or email Vercammenlaw@njlaws.com

 

     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. 

 

       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

www.njlaws.com

 

North Brunswick Library Wills, Probate & Estate Planning 2022 update March 21, 2022

   North Brunswick Library

    Wills, Probate & Estate Planning 2022 update

March 21, 2022 -Virtual by Zoom

at 6PM Tuesday

Open to the public. You don’t have to be a town resident to attend

880 Hermann Road North Brunswick, NJ 08902 (732) 246-3545 northbrunswicklibrary.org 

 

Registration: https://northbrunswicklibrary.org

SPEAKER: Kenneth Vercammen, Esq. Edison, NJ

                  Author ABA Wills & Estate Administration

 

   Estate administration can be very complex, and having some information before you begin can help you through the process.

 

2022 Topics:

1.   What’s new with proposed 2022 Federal Estate Tax changes

2.   Handling Probate during Covid and while Government offices closed

3.   Dangers If You Have No Will or documents invalid

4.   Getting your Estate Planning Documents without going into a law office

5.   Power of Attorneys recommendations

6.   Living Will & Advance Directive for Medical Care

7.   Administering the Estate/Probate /Surrogate

8.   Avoiding unnecessary expenses and saving your family money

 

Ryan Miller, MLIS 

Outreach/Public Services Librarian

North Brunswick Public Library

880 Hermann Rd.

North Brunswick, NJ 08902

732-246-3545

rmiller@northbrunswicklibrary.org

 

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       The North Brunswick Public Library does not adhere to or recommend the practices of any specific law firm 

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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.  If your organization in Central NJ would like to schedule a Will & Estates seminar, call Kenneth Vercammen’s Law Office at 732-572-0500 or email Vercammenlaw@njlaws.com

 

     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. 

 

       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

www.njlaws.com

 

 

Estate Planning for Nontraditional Clients and Their Families ABA webinar February 22 ABA webinar

 Estate Planning for Nontraditional Clients and Their Families ABA webinar 

February 22 ABA webinar

Estate Planning for Nontraditional Clients and Their Families ABA program  at 1pm

FREE FOR ABA MEMBERS 

$130 NON-MEMBERS  

 

https://www.americanbar.org/events-cle/mtg/web/420034083/

 

Join our esteemed panel as they discuss the ramifications of not preparing a will, types of Power of Attorneys, and the benefits of a living will.

Speakers

Joan Burda

Kenneth Vercammen

In the absence of a marriage, Will or other legal arrangement to distribute property at death, your partner does not receive your assets and cannot administer your estate. The result can be lengthy delays and other problems. Individuals in gay or lesbian relationships need properly drafted Wills and estate planning documents more than straight persons. The probate laws generally provide if a person dies without a Will, their property goes to family, rather than a partner they had a relationship with for years or decades.

Have a Power of Attorney prepared. In the absence of a Power of Attorney or other legal arrangement to distribute property if you become disabled, your partner cannot pay your bills or access your assets.

Sponsor ABA Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division

Learning Objective #1: DISCUSS IF YOU HAVE NO WILL:   

         If you leave no Will or your Will is declared invalid because it was improperly prepared or is not admissible to probate:

* State law determines who gets assets, not you

* Additional expenses will be incurred and extra work will be required to qualify an administrator

* Possible additional State inheritance taxes and Federal estate taxes

*  If you have no marriage,  Civil Union , spouse, or close relatives the State may take your property

 * The procedure to distribute assets becomes more complicated-and   the law makes no exceptions for persons in unusual need or for your own wishes.

*  It may also cause fights and lawsuits between your partner and your family

 

Learning Objective #2:  DISCUSS :  Have a Power of Attorney prepared. In the absence of a Power of Attorney or other legal arrangement to distribute property if you become disabled, your partner cannot pay your bills or access your assets.  

·      Learn Powers of Attorney and how to prepare them 

 Types of POAs; what should be included; why clients need them; POAs and Living Wills; sample forms


 

Learning Objective #3: DISCUSS Benefits of Living Wills, The aftermath of the Terry Schiavo case and Living Wills. Have a Living Will prepared. In the absence of a Living Will, marriage or other legal arrangement if you become disabled, your partner generally has no say regarding medical care or life support. Your partner cannot  access your assets. Your partner cannot receive information on your medical status or medical care. Advance directives are very personal documents and you should feel free to develop one, which best suits, your own needs.

 

Speaker 1 
Joan M. Burda Attorney at Law 

     Joan M. Burda is a lawyer with a solo practice in Lakewood, Ohio. She limits her practice to estate planning.

     She is the author of the Award-winning book, Estate Planning for Same-Sex Couples, Third Edition (ABA 2015, 2012, 2004). 

      She is also the author of Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Clients: A Lawyer's Guide (ABA 2008). She has written numerous articles on LGBT legal issues.

      In addition to these books, Joan writes regularly for various publications and websites on a variety of subjects.

      

  Kenneth  Vercammen, Esq.  is an attorney in Edison, NJ. He is Chair of the ABA Probate & Estate Planning Law Committee of the American Bar Association Solo Small Firm Division.  He is the author of the ABA book “Wills and Estate Administration”

He is a speaker for the NJ State Bar Association at the annual Nuts & Bolts of Elder Law & Estate Administration program.  He is admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States.

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 Wills, litigation, estates, probate law and trial topics. 

He is a highly regarded lecturer on litigation and probate law for the American Bar Association, NJ ICLE, NJ 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.

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.njwillsprobatelaw.com

    The book “Wills and Estate Administration” is available at 

http://shop.americanbar.org/eBus/Store/ProductDetails.aspx?productId=224827061

 

 

Wills, Probate & Estate Planning 2022 update East Brunswick Library -Live in person & Zoom February 8, 2022

      Wills, Probate & Estate Planning 2022 update

 

East Brunswick Library -Live in person & Zoom

February 8, 2022 at 7PM Tuesday

Open to the public. You don’t have to be a town resident to attend. Registration Required.

 https://ilove.ebpl.org/adults/events/wills-probate-estate-planning-2022-hybrid/2022-02-09-000000-2022-02-09-013000

East Brunswick Public Library 732-390-6767

 

SPEAKER: Kenneth Vercammen, Esq. Edison, NJ

                  Author ABA Wills & Estate Administration

 

   Estate administration can be very complex, and having some information before you begin can help you through the process.

 

2022 Main Topics:

1.   What’s new with proposed 2022 Federal Estate Tax changes

2.   Handling Probate during Covid and while Government offices closed

3.   Dangers If You Have No Will or documents invalid

4.   Getting your Estate Planning Documents done when you can’t go into a law office

5.   Power of Attorneys recommendations

6.   Living Will & Advance Directive for Medical Care

7.   Administering the Estate/Probate /Surrogate

8.   Avoiding unnecessary expenses and saving your family money

 

         East Brunswick Public Library 732-390-6781  

Att: Melissa Hozik

East Brunswick Public Library

2 Jean Walling Civic Center East Brunswick, NJ 08816

 

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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.  If your organization in Central NJ would like to schedule a Will & Estates seminar, call Kenneth Vercammen’s Law Office at 732-572-0500 or email Vercammenlaw@njlaws.com

 

     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. 

 

       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

www.njlaws.com

what is NJ L8 Inheritance form

L8 Inheritance form: Form L-8 (Affidavit & Self-Executing Waiver) This form may be used in most cases to transfer bank accounts, stocks, bonds and brokerage accounts, when the transfer or release is to a Class "A" beneficiary. You must file this form directly with each bank, financial institution, broker or transfer agent holding the assets. Form L-8 is used instead of a tax waiver (Form 0-1).

However, the Form L-8 cannot be used for:

• The transfer of real estate, or
• Decedents who die after December 31, 2001, but before January 1, 2017, with a taxable estate, plus adjusted taxable gifts, that exceeds $675,000 for Federal Estate Tax purposes under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code in effect on December 31, 2001.
• Decedents who die on or after January 1, 2017, but before January 1, 2018, with a taxable estate that exceeds $2 million for Federal Estate Tax purposes under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code in effect on January 1, 2017.

NOTE: If you are qualified and use Form L-8, you will not need or receive a waiver (Form O-1) from the Division.