Woodbridge Library
Wills, Estate Planning & Probate Seminar
November 20 at 7pm
Woodbridge Public Library
1 George Frederick Plaza
Woodbridge NJ 07095
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. 2017 changes to NJ Estate Tax &
changes to taxes on pensions
2. Updates in Federal Estate and Gift Tax
3. The New Probate Law and preparation of
Wills
4. Why a new Power of Attorney is important
5. Living
Wills
6. Administering the Estate/
Probate/Surrogate
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 732-634-4450
1 George Frederick Plaza
Woodbridge NJ 07095
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
