North Brunswick Library Wills, Estate Planning & Probate Seminar October 5, 2026 at 6pm

North Brunswick Library Wills, Estate Planning & Probate Seminar October 5, 2026 at 6pm Free community program Open to the public. You do not need to be a resident to attend WILLS & ESTATE ADMINISTRATION-PROTECT YOUR FAMILY AND MAKE PLANNING EASY Free but registration requested via the link ____ SPEAKER: Kenneth Vercammen, Esq. Edison, NJ (Author- Wills and Estate Administration by the ABA) 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. What’s new in 2026 2. Dangers If You Have No Will or documents invalid 3. Getting your Estate Planning Documents done when you can’t go into a law office 4. What goes into a Will 5. Power of Attorneys recommendations 6. Living Will & Advance Directive for Medical Care Outreach and Adult Services Librarian North Brunswick Public Library 880 Hermann Rd, North Brunswick, NJ 08902 732-246-3545 For materials if you can’t attend, email vercammenlaw@njlaws.com 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. 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 Residents invited from Middlesex, Piscataway, South Plainfield, Edison, Metuchen, Woodbridge, Perth Amboy, Carteret, Highland Park, New Brunswick, North Brunswick, Milltown, East Brunswick, South River, Sayreville, South Amboy, Old Bridge, Spotswood, South Brunswick, Plainsboro, Cranbury, Monroe, Jamesburg,

Wills & Estates Update Seminar July 15 at 1:00pm Wednesday Old Bridge Senior Center

Wills & Estates Update Seminar July 15 at 1:00pm Wednesday Old Bridge Senior Center 1 Old Bridge Plaza Old Bridge, NJ 08857 Open to Silver Linings at Old Bridge members only Wills & Estate Administration-Protect Your Family and Make Planning Easy.

Speaker: Kenneth Vercammen, Esq. Edison, NJ (Author-Wills and Estate Administration by the ABA) Main Topics: 1. What’s new in 2026 2. Dangers If You Have No Will or documents invalid 3. Getting your Estate Planning Documents done when you can’t go into a law office 4. What goes into a Will 5. Power of Attorneys recommendations 6. Living Will & Advance Directive for Medical Care COMPLIMENTARY MATERIAL: Brochure on Wills, “Answers to Questions about Probate” and Administration of an Estate, Power of Attorney, Living Wills and Trust. To join Silver Linings at Old Bridge, go to www.oldbridge.com/silverlinings Dana DeRobertis, Program Coordinator Silver Linings at Old Bridge Township of Old Bridge 1 Old Bridge Plaza Old Bridge, NJ 08857 732-721-5600, ext. 6615 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. 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

Annual Update Wills and Estate Planning Free Workshop & Seminar in person in Edison Law Office and Facebook Live

Annual Update Wills and Estate Planning Free Workshop & Seminar in person in Edison Law Office and Facebook Live on July 16, 2026 from 12:45-1:30 pm Live in Vercammen Law Office Thursday Program also can be watched on your computer or IPhone via Facebook live Law Office of Kenneth Vercammen, 2053 Woodbridge Ave, Edison, NJ 08817 The “In office” program is limited to 9 people. Free sandwiches and snacks for past clients COST: Free for in person if you pre-register by email. Complimentary materials provided at 12:15 sharp. Please bring a canned food donation, which will be given to the St. Matthews’s St. Vincent DePaul Food Bank. Main Topics: 1. What’s new in 2026 2. Administering the Estate/Probate /Surrogate 3. Dangers If You Have No Will or documents invalid 4. Getting your Estate Planning Documents done without driving to law office 5. What goes into a Will 6. Power of Attorneys recommendations 7. Living Will & Advance Directive for Medical Care 8. Avoiding unnecessary expenses and saving your family money Please email us if you plan on attending or if you would like us to email the materials. SPEAKER: Kenneth Vercammen, Esq. (Author- ABA Wills and Estate Administration) COMPLIMENTARY MATERIAL: Brochures on Wills, Probate and Administration of an Estate, Power of Attorney, Living Wills, Elder Law, and Trusts. Co-Sponsor: Middlesex County Estate Planning Council To attend in person email VercammenLaw@Njlaws.com Other Information call 732-572-0500 Login: https://www.facebook.com/events/4471418883140778/ We can email you materials Send email to VercammenLaw@Njlaws.com 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. 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 Kenneth Vercammen is author of the ABA’s new book “Wills and Estate Administration” Straightforward and to-the-point, Wills and Estate Administration provides step-by-step guidance that firms can use to handle all aspects of an estates practice, from initial client intake to closing the file. Topics are defined in six parts for ease of use: Preparation for Wills/Estate Planning Interviews Interviewing Clients Additional Estate Planning Issues Estate Administration Guardianship of Disabled or Incompetent Parents Marketing Your Wills and Estate Administration Practice Making this an essential resource for solo and small firm practitioners, the author includes numerous forms for each topic, and they are also available for download online. The book is basic and written to help new and transitional attorneys. In addition, tips on practice management will help seasoned attorneys. Author: Kenneth A Vercammen Edison, NJ Sponsor: Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division Publisher: ABA Book Publishing List Price: $79.95 ABA Price: $69.95 ISBN: 978-1-63425-380-2 Product Code: 5150484 2015, 290 pages, 7 x 10, Paperback http://shop.americanbar.org/eBus/Store/ProductDetails.aspx?productId=224827061 ABA Service Hotline 800-285-2221 312-988-5000

Wills, Estate Planning & Probate Seminar at Sayreville Senior Center June 15, 2026 10am

Wills, Estate Planning & Probate Seminar June 15, 2026 10am Sayreville Senior Center 423 Main Street Sayreville NJ 08872 https://www.facebook.com/events/1380184404127631 Open to the public. Wills & Estate Administration-Protect Your Family and Make Planning Easy. Free program in person 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) Free to Register. Pre-registration is required. Call 732-390-7058 to reserve your spot! Main Topics: 1. What’s new in 2026 2. Dangers If You Have No Will or documents invalid 3. Getting your Estate Planning Documents done when you can’t go into a law office 4. What goes into a Will 5. Power of Attorneys recommendations 6. Living Will & Advance Directive for Medical Care COMPLIMENTARY MATERIAL: Brochures on Wills, "Answers to Questions about Probate" and Administration of an Estate, Power of Attorney, Living Wills, and Trusts. To register or information call Sayreville Senior Center 732-390-7059 Jen Krushinski jkrushinski@sayreville.com You don’t have to be a Sayreville resident to attend. https://www.facebook.com/events/1380184404127631 For materials if you can’t attend, email vercammenlaw@njlaws.com 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. 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 Residents invited from Middlesex, Piscataway, South Plainfield, Edison, Metuchen, Woodbridge, Perth Amboy, Carteret, Highland Park, New Brunswick, North Brunswick, Milltown, East Brunswick, South River, Sayreville, South Amboy, Old Bridge, Spotswood, South Brunswick, Plainsboro, Cranbury, Monroe, Jamesburg,

Stelton Senior Club Wills & Estates Update Seminar

 Stelton Senior Club Wills & Estates Update Seminar

April 20, 2026 at 1pm Monday

 

at  Edison Senior Center    

2963 Woodbridge Ave, 

Edison, NJ 08837

Join the Stelton Senior Club

to attend.

 

Main Topics:

1.          What’s new in 2026

2.          Dangers If You Have No Will or documents invalid

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

4.          What goes into a Will

5.          Power of Attorneys recommendations

Living Will & Advance Directive for Medical Care

WILLS & ESTATE ADMINISTRATION-PROTECT YOUR FAMILY AND MAKE PLANNING

 

Questions? Contact APuerschner@gmail.com

 

COMPLIMENTARY MATERIAL: Brochure on Wills, “Answers to Questions about Probate” and Administration of an Estate, Power of Attorney, Living Wills, Elder Law, and Trust. 

 

Can’t attend?  We can email you materials Send email to VercammenLaw@Njlaws.com

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/events/2191589601658133

 

  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. 

 

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 

 

 

Sayreville Public Library Wills & Estate Planning Seminar

 Sayreville Public Library Wills & Estate Planning Seminar 

April 20, 2026 at 6pm

 Open to the public. You do not need to be a resident.

SPEAKERS: 

Kenneth Vercammen, Esq. Edison, (Author- ABA’s “Wills and Estate Administration book”)

Main Topics:

1. What’s new in 2026
2. Dangers If You Have No Will or documents invalid
3. Getting your Estate Planning Documents done when you can’t go into a law office
4. What goes into a Will
5. Power of Attorneys recommendations

Living Will & Advance Directive for Medical Care

WILLS & ESTATE ADMINISTRATION-PROTECT YOUR FAMILY AND MAKE PLANNING

This event is free & open to the public.

Registration at  
https://engagedpatrons.org/EventsExtended.cfm?SiteID=1717&EventID=582815&PK=

For info, contact 732-727-0212  x 121

Sayreville Library  

1050 Washington Road

Parlin NJ 08859

Aziza Haque <ahaque@sayrevillelibrary.org>

https://www.facebook.com/events/1929203097970108

 

    COMPLIMENTARY MATERIAL: Brochure on Wills, “Answers to Questions about Probate” and Administration of an Estate, Power of Attorney, Living Wills, Real Estate Sales for Seniors, and Trust.

 

Can’t attend?  We can email you materials. Send email to VercammenLaw@Njlaws.com

 

     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.

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

Inher­it­ances gen­er­at­ing more dis­putes when Will not properly prepared

   Inher­it­ances gen­er­at­ing more dis­putes when Will not properly prepared  

 As more than 11,000 baby boomers now turn 65 years old every day, approx­im­ately $124 tril­lion is expec­ted to shift to younger gen­er­a­tions and char­it­ies through 2048, accord­ing to Cerulli and Asso­ciates. Even with fin­an­cial advisers help­ing Amer­ic­ans pre­pare both boomers and heirs for the largest wealth trans­fer in his­tory, more dis­putes are arising, data shows.

Between 2020 and 2024, the num­ber of pro­bate and estate cases enter­ing state courts rose about 32%, based on data from 39 states, accord­ing to the inde­pend­ent non­profit National Cen­ter for State Courts.

Much of the increase is tied dir­ectly to the massive intergen­er­a­tional wealth trans­fer, experts said. As assets shift to Gen X, mil­len­ni­als and Gen Z, plan­ning gaps are turn­ing into law­suits, hurt­ing rela­tion­ships and eat­ing into inher­it­ances, they said.

“Tra­di­tion­ally, wealth moves from one spouse to the sur­vivor and then to the kids,” said Scott Rahn, attor­ney and found­ing part­ner at RMO LLP. “But now, things are com­plic­ated with blen­ded fam­il­ies and non­tra­di­tional fam­il­ies.”

The rise of 401(k)s also has com­plic­ated inher­it­ances because they have very spe­cific rules, he said. By fed­eral law, spouses auto­mat­ic­ally inherit 401(k)s.

However, if an ex-spouse remains lis­ted as the 401(k) bene­fi­ciary, they may leg­ally inherit the funds even if they waived their rights to it in a divorce set­tle­ment. The estate may be able to sue the ex-spouse for the funds, but only after dis­tri­bu­tion in some jur­is­dic­tions. Whomever inher­its the 401(k) can leg­ally change the bene­fi­ciar­ies, which means your retire­ment sav­ings may end up with someone you didn’t intend to have it.

Why can’t we get along?

Many issues can arise in blen­ded or non­tra­di­tional fam­il­ies because laws tend to favor nuc­lear, bio­lo­gical and mar­ital rela­tion­ships, and often exclude stepchil­dren and unmar­ried part­ners.

More than half of all Amer­ic­ans either have been or will be included in a blen­ded fam­ily dur­ing their life­times, with 1,300 new step­fam­il­ies form­ing every day, accord­ing to non­profit The Step­fam­ily Found­a­tion.

Stepchil­dren are not auto­mat­ic­ally con­sidered legal heirs unless they are leg­ally adop­ted, so they must be spe­cific­ally named in estate plan­ning doc­u­ments or risk being unin­ten­tion­ally dis­in­her­ited.

Dis­putes also can arise due to per­ceived favor­it­ism between bio­lo­gical and non-bio­lo­gical chil­dren and sur­viv­ing spouses and chil­dren, experts said.

How much do poor plan­ning and dis­agree­ments cost?

Just hav­ing to go through pro­bate, a legal pro­cess that dis­trib­utes a dead per­son’s assets and settles their debts, can take many months and cost thou­sands of dol­lars.

Accord­ing to AARP, pro­bate costs run about $1,500 but vary widely from state to state and depends on the size of the estate. Some law­yers estim­ate total pro­bate costs at around 4% to 7% of the estate’s value, cov­er­ing legal, admin­is­trat­ive and court fees required to settle an estate.

If a dis­pute arises − such as con­test­ing a will or trust or alleging breach of fidu­ciary duty − costs can spiral into the tens of thou­sands of dol­lars, law­yers

said.

How can dis­putes be avoided?

Some things con­sider, experts said, include:

Plan for flex­ib­il­ity: This “is prob­ably the best way to plan,” Rahn said. “We often see a lot of plans that have very spe­cific require­ments and inflex­ible require­ments (such as in irre­voc­able trusts), which then you end up in a situ­ation where, people change, their situ­ations change, and then the plan can’t address those changes and cir­cum­stances.”

Update doc­u­ments: Reg­u­larly update your doc­u­ments, includ­ing bene­fi­ciary inform­a­tion, to account for changes in fin­an­cial situ­ation, mar­riages, divorces or any new mem­bers of a fam­ily includ­ing through formal adop­tion or grand­chil­dren, and your feel­ings toward any of them or any­one else in your will.

Fam­ily meet­ings: “The single most import­ant thing that people don’t do is to have a fam­ily meet­ing or sit down to talk about these issues,” Rahn said. Con­ver­sa­tions about who’s going to be in charge, who’s not, and who’s get­ting what are dif­fi­cult, but that “soft side of this sci­ence of estate plan­ning is really import­ant” to ward off fights.

Two-thirds of givers admit to pro­cras­tin­at­ing fam­ily wealth-trans­fer con­ver­sa­tions, accord­ing to a national RBC Wealth Man­age­ment sur­vey. Only 39% have provided guid­ance or instruc­tions to their heirs on what they should do with their inher­it­ance, includ­ing how to spend and invest it or give it away to char­it­ies.

If rela­tion­ships are too strained to have those dis­cus­sions, make sure the reas­on­ing behind estate plan­ning decisions is clear in plan­ning doc­u­ments and with your estate plan­ning pro­fes­sion­als.

source https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2026/03/08/inheritances-legal-fees-disputes-avoid/88944390007/