Kenneth Vercammen & Associates, P.C.
2053 Woodbridge Ave.
Edison, NJ 08817
(732) 572-0500
www.njlaws.com

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Wills Provided to Met Life Employees Who Are Members of Hyatt Legal Plan

 HYATT Metlife Legal Plan Wills, Power of Attorney, Living Wills and estate-planning services

 

   Are you searching for an estate-planning attorney in New Jersey that is part of the HYATT Metlife Legal plan? Look no further than Kenneth Vercammen & Associates. This is a great benefit offered to employees by some employers. 

Normally, with HYATT Metlife Legal Plan we can prepare a Last Will and Testament, Durable Powers of Attorney  and Living Will Health Care proxy with no additional fees. 

Kenneth Vercammen’s Law Office new Will preparation online with follow up consults by phone and online and without having to travel to law office.


   To assist potential clients and seniors we now offer consults and document preparation remotely. We are concerned about your health and wellbeing.

Contact Hyatt and obtain a claim number. https://www.legalplans.com


1. For Wills, Power of Attorney, Living Wills, Deeds, Expungements please email Vercammenlaw@njlaws.com. We will email the interview form.


2. Type response/ Fill in details., email completed Will Questionnaire back. For Wills Please type up & fill out completely and email to vercammenlaw@njlaws.com..  Typing name and details is required. Save as word doc or text, not pdf. This form is extremely important. Your accuracy and completeness in responding will help us best help you. All sections and information must be filled out prior to discussing with the attorney. Cannot be handwritten since we cannot cut and paste into the forms.


3. Ken V will call to discuss after typed interview form received.


4. After persons by credit card online or payment confirmed from PayPal, legal plan or Barter Depot, we will draft documents and email to you.
5. Ken V will call to answer further questions
6. Sign documents in front of notary and two witnesses[ spouse ok as witness]. Signing instructions provided. UPS stores continue to be open and have notaries.

    Stay safe but still get your important documents done. We strongly recommend all adults have a Power of Attorney prepared in the event they are temporarily incapacitated or hospitalized. We do require interview forms be completed in full and emailed back so we can provide accurate advice. The doctor’s office similarly has patients fill out details prior to the consult.

 


     Under the HYATT Metlife Legal Plan the estate planning portion is covered. If you live in New Jersey and need an estate-planning attorney and have HYATT Metlife Legal Services, call our office today. 

 Every adult should have some sort of Estate Plan in place. Whether it be a Last Will and Testament or other document, you need to have something. If you have HYATT Metlife Legal Plan and would like to meet with one of our qualified estate planning attorneys, call us at 732-572-0500

 Wills and Power of Attorney available for members of HYATT Metlife Legal Plan 

 

The Law Office of Kenneth Vercammen was selected to serve as a New Jersey Access Attorney for HYATT Metlife Legal Plan and several other major national legal service plans. We prepare Wills, Powers of Attorney and Living Wills for members. 

We promise to check your coverage prior to drafting documents so that you will know up front what is covered under your plan. 

 

 

Why a Will is essential to persons with children or who own property

 

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-Surety Bond, additional costs and legal fees

* Judge determines who gets custody of your children

* Possible additional State inheritance taxes and Federal estate taxes

*  If you have no spouse or close relatives the State may take your property

* The procedure to distribute assets becomes more complicated 

*  It may also cause fights and lawsuits within your family

When loved ones are grieving and dealing with death, they shouldn’t be overwhelmed with financial concerns.  

 

Who don’t you want to receive your assets?

 

Who is not the best choice to raise your children, or safeguard your children's money for college?   Do you want children, or grandchildren, to get money when they turn 18?  Will they invest money wisely, or go to Seaside and play games?

 

 

What HYATT Metlife members can do to get started… 

HYATT Metlife members should call HYATT Metlife legal at 800.821.6400 to obtain an authorization numbers for each Will, Power of Attorney, Codicil and Living Will you want. 

Members can also obtain authorization numbers online at https://members.legalplans.com/Home/

You can always call HYATT Metlife Legal Plans Monday through Thursday 8-7 and Friday 8-6 Eastern Time for assistance and information about your legal plan.

After obtaining an authorization number, call Kenneth Vercammen’s Law Office for a free confidential consultation and preparation of Wills and estate planning documents- all free to HYATT Metlife members

A Will must not only be prepared within the legal requirements of the New Jersey Statutes but should also be prepared so it leaves no questions regarding your intentions.

 

WHY PERIODIC  REVIEW IS ESSENTIAL

Even if you have an existing  Will, there are many events that occur which may necessitate changes in your Will.  Some of these are:

 

* Marriage, death, birth, divorce or separation affecting either you or  anyone named in your Will

 

* Significant changes in the value of your total assets or in any particular assets, which you own

 

* A change in your domicile

 

* Death or incapacity of a beneficiary, or death, incapacity or change in residence of a named executor, trustee or guardian of infants, or of one of the witnesses to the execution of the Will

 

* Annual changes in tax law

 

* Changes in who you like

 

If you have a current Will, can you change it the next year?

Yes.  A Will may be modified, added to, or entirely changed at any time before your death provided you are mentally and physically competent and desire to change your Will.  You should consider revising your Will whenever there are changes in the size of your estate. For example, when your children are young, you may think it best to have a trust for them so they do not come into absolute ownership of  property until they are mature.  Beware, if you draw lines through items, erase or write over, or add notations to the original Will, it can be destroyed as a legal document.  Either a new Will should be legally prepared or a codicil signed to legally change  portions of the Will.

 

THE FOLLOWING IS A SAMPLE OF A VARIETY OF CLAUSES AND ITEMS WHICH  KENNETH VERCAMMEN’S LAW OFFICE OFTEN INCLUDES IN A WILL

 

1ST:  DEBTS AND TAXES

2ND: SPECIFIC BEQUESTS

3RD:  DISPOSITION TO SPOUSE

4TH: DISPOSITION OF REMAINDER OF ESTATE

5TH: CREATION OF TRUSTS FOR SPOUSE

6TH: CREATION OF TRUST FOR CHILDREN

7TH: OTHER BENEFICIARIES UNDER 21

8TH: EXECUTORS

9TH: TRUSTEES

10TH: GUARDIANS

11TH: SURETY OR BOND

12TH: POWERS 

13TH: AFTERBORN CHILDREN

14TH: PRINCIPAL AND INCOME

15TH: NO ASSIGNMENT OF BEQUESTS

16TH: GENDER

17TH: CONSTRUCTION OF WILL

18TH:  NO CONTEST CLAUSE

Kenneth A. Vercammen is an Edison, Middlesex County, NJ trial attorney who has published125 articles in national and New Jersey publications. He is co-chair of the Probate & Estate Planning Committee of the American Bar Association, Solo Division. He often lectures to trial lawyers of the American Bar Association, New Jersey State Bar Association and Middlesex County Bar Association.  

He is a highly regarded lecturer on litigation issues for the American Bar Association, ICLE, New Jersey State Bar Association and Middlesex County Bar Association. New Jersey Law Journal, ABA Law Practice Management Magazine, and New Jersey Lawyer have published his articles.  He is the Editor in Chief of the New Jersey Municipal Court Law Review. Mr. Vercammen is a recipient of the NJSBA- YLD Service to the Bar Award.

In his private practice, he has devoted a substantial portion of his professional time to the preparation and trial of litigated matters.  He has appeared in Courts throughout New Jersey several times each week on Criminal personal injury matters, Municipal Court trials, and contested Probate hearings.  He serves as the Editor of the popular legal website www.njlaws.com

KENNETH VERCAMMEN & ASSOCIATES

ATTORNEY AT LAW 

2053 Woodbridge Ave.

 Edison, NJ 08817 

(Phone) 732-572-0500 

(Fax) 732-572-0030 

website: www.njlaws.com

 

We  continue to handle the following New Jersey matters for HYATT Metlife Legal Plan members in the following counties:

1. Wills, Probate and Estate Administration in Middlesex County, New Jersey

2.  Criminal Law in Middlesex County  [minimum fee negotiated plea $1,000]

3. Traffic tickets in the towns of Edison, Woodbridge, Metuchen, Highland Park, North  Brunswick [total population of these town over 300,000] minimum fee negotiated plea $200

4. Power of Attorney and Living Wills

5. Contested Probate in Middlesex, Monmouth Counties

      We do not handle civil, matrimonial, real estate, small claims or consumer matters.

Metlife says: Your Legal Plan gives you easy access to a wide variety of personal legal services. 

 

If you have a membership number, please enter the last digits of that number and your home zip code below. If you do not have a membership number, please enter the last digits of your social security number and your home zip code.  

We are here for you during this time of crisis. Our attorneys can provide consultations with you in person, where possible, or over the telephone where in person meetings are not possible. Our e-panel attorneys are also available to answer your general questions online. You can submit questions and a Network Attorney will respond to you within 24 to 48 hours. Please feel free to reach out to us at 800-821-6400 with any questions or concerns.


Not sure if you have a membership number? Call us at 800-821-6400.

 

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