Re- Evaluating Your Will, Power of Attorney and LIving Will selections d...

Re -Evaluating Your Will, Power of Attorney and LIving Will selections during Covid Kenneth Vercammen’s Law Office new Will preparation online without having to travel to law office and follow up consults over phone & online and To assist potential clients and seniors we now offer document preparation remotely and consults. We are concerned about your health and well being. 1. For Wills, Power of Attorney, Living Wills, 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, 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. We also recommend signing a Living Will with COMBINED ADVANCE DIRECTIVE FOR HEALTH CARE. Sign a Living Will with Power of Attorney for Health Care. In signing your Living Will, you will designate an individual you trust to act as your legally recognized health care representative to make health care decisions for you in the event you are unable to make decisions for yourself.

Estate Planning during Covid

Estate Planning during Covid Kenneth Vercammen’s Law Office new Will preparation online with follow up consults online and without having to travel to law office. The state emergency still does not prevent you from getting your estate planning done. Our office has been inundated with calls from persons that put off preparing a Living Will/ Advance Directive, Will or Power of Attorney. To assist potential clients and seniors we now offer consults and document preparation remotely. We are concerned about your health and wellbeing. 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. We also recommend signing a Living Will with COMBINED ADVANCE DIRECTIVE FOR HEALTH CARE. Sign a Living Will with Power of Attorney for Health Care In signing your Living Will, you will designate an individual you trust to act as your legally recognized health care representative to make health care decisions for you in the event you are unable to make decisions for yourself. Please type up response to Short form Will interview form q and email back to Vercammenlaw@njlaws.com. Thank you PLEASE type and email back 1. Your Full Name ________________________________ 2. Your Street Address: ____________________________________ 3 City _______________________ State ____ Zip Code ______________ 4. Telephone Numbers: Cell: _______________________________ other # _____________________ Executor 1 Name: _________________________ __________________________ First Last Relationship: _______________ Address: ________________________ 2. SECOND Choice of Executor/Personal Representative in Power of Attorney: This individual will serve in the event that the primary executor/personal representative is not alive at the time of your death, or is unable to serve. Name: _________________________ __________________________ First Last In the Will- Who do you want to get your assets: Beneficiary (1) _______________________ Relationship _______________ Beneficiary (2) _______________________ Relationship _______________ Who receives your estate if any beneficiary predeceases you? ________ Minimum fee for Last Will and Testament preparation for retired persons is $350 We will draft documents for signing in front of a NJ notary.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON ADVANCE DIRECTIVE FOR HEALTH CARE IN NJ

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON ADVANCE DIRECTIVE FOR HEALTH CARE IN NJ 1. Can my healthcare representative make decisions for me if I am still able to make my own decisions? Answer: No, your healthcare representative can only make decisions for you if your physician has evaluated you and determined that you are unable to understand your diagnosis, treatment options or the possible benefits and harms of the treatment options 2. Can having an advance directive affect my life insurance, health insurance or the benefits I receive from a governmental benefits program? Answer: No. 3. Can my life insurance company, health insurance company, physician, hospital, nursing home or any other healthcare facility require me to have an advance directive? Answer: No. 4. Does New Jersey recognize an advance directive that is valid in another state? Answer: Yes. 5. What is the definition of "life-sustaining treatment"? Answer: Life sustaining treatment is any medical device or procedure that increases your life expectancy by restoring or taking over a vital bodily function. The medical device or procedure can be a drug, ventilator (breathing machine), surgery, therapy or artificially provided fluids and nutrition. 6. What is the definition of “permanently unconscious"? Answer: Permanently unconscious means you have permanently lost the ability to interact with your environment and are completely unaware of your surroundings. 7. What is the definition of "terminal condition"? Answer: Terminal condition means the final stage of a fatal illness, disease or condition. To be in a terminal condition you do not have to be diagnosed as having less than a certain amount of time to live (e.g., six months or less). 8. What happens if I regain the ability to make my own decisions? Answer: In that case, your physician must obtain your consent for all treatment. Once you have the ability to make healthcare decisions your healthcare representative will no longer have the authority to make decisions for you. 9. Who should have a copy of my advance directive? Answer: You should give a copy to your primary healthcare representative, alternate healthcare representative(s), family members and physicians. If you are treated at a hospital or enter a nursing home you should also provide a copy when you are admitted. Source http://www.state.nj.us/health/advance... EMAIL Kenneth Vercammen if you want us to prepare your documents.

COMBINED ADVANCE DIRECTIVE FOR HEALTH CARE and LIVING WILL

Sign a Living Will with COMBINED ADVANCE DIRECTIVE FOR HEALTH CARE now . In signing your Living Will, you will designate an individual you trust to act as your legally recognized health care representative to make health care decisions for you in the event you are unable to make decisions for yourself. You will provide instructions concerning your health care preferences and wishes to your health care representative and others who will be entrusted with responsibility for your care, such as your physician, family members and friends. All States have declared that competent adults have the fundamental right in collaboration with their health care providers, to control decisions about their own health care. States recognize in their law and public policy, the personal right of the individual patient to make voluntary, informed choices to accept, to reject or to choose among alternative courses of medical and surgical treatment. WHY LIVING WILLS AND ADVANCE DIRECTIVE Modern advances in science and medicine have made possible the prolongation of the lives of many seriously ill individuals, without always offering realistic prospects for improvement or cure. For some individuals the possibility of extended life is experienced as meaningful and of benefit. For others, artificial prolongation of life may seem to provide nothing medically necessary or beneficial, serving only to extend suffering and prolong the dying process. States recognize the inherent dignity and value of human life and within this context recognize the fundamental right of individuals to make health care decisions to have life-prolonging medical or surgical means or procedures provided, withheld, or withdrawn. States recognize the right of competent adults to plan ahead for health care decisions through the execution of advance directives, such as Living Wills and durable powers of attorney, and to have their wishes respected, subject to certain limitations. PURPOSE OF LIVING WILLS AND ADVANCE DIRECTIVE In order to assure respect for patients previously expressed wishes when the capacity to participate actively in decision making has been lost or impaired; to facilitate and encourage a sound decision making process in which patients, health care representatives, families, physicians, and other health care professionals are active participants; to properly consider patients interests both in self-determination and in well-being; and to provide necessary and appropriate safeguards concerning the termination of life-sustaining treatment for incompetent patients as the law and public policy of this State, the Legislatures have enacted Living Will/ Advance Directives for Health Care Acts. Source ABA’s book “Wills and Estate Administration” http://shop.americanbar.org/eBus/Stor... ADVANCE DIRECTIVE 1. Can my healthcare representative make decisions for me if I am still able to make my own decisions? Answer: No, your healthcare representative can only make decisions for you if your physician has evaluated you and determined that you are unable to understand your diagnosis, treatment options or the possible benefits and harms of the treatment options. 2. Can having an advance directive affect my life insurance, health insurance or the benefits I receive from a governmental benefits program? Answer: No. 3. Can my life insurance company, health insurance company, physician, hospital, nursing home or any other healthcare facility require me to have an advance directive? Answer: No. 4. Does New Jersey recognize an advance directive that is valid in another state? Answer: Yes. 5. What is the definition of "life-sustaining treatment"? Answer: Life sustaining treatment is any medical device or procedure that increases your life expectancy by restoring or taking over a vital bodily function. The medical device or procedure can be a drug, ventilator (breathing machine), surgery, therapy or artificially provided fluids and nutrition. 6. What is the definition of “permanently unconscious"? Answer: Permanently unconscious means you have permanently lost the ability to interact with your environment and are completely unaware of your surroundings. 7. What is the definition of "terminal condition"? Answer: Terminal condition means the final stage of a fatal illness, disease or condition. To be in a terminal condition you do not have to be diagnosed as having less than a certain amount of time to live (e.g., six months or less).

Preparation of Power of Attorney during Covid 19 Law Offices closed

Kenneth Vercammen’s Law Office Power of Attorney preparation online with follow up consults by phone and online To assist potential clients who are staying home we now offer consults and document preparation remotely. We are concerned about your health and wellbeing. 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. 3. Ken V will call to discuss. 4. After you pay 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. Signing instructions provided. 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. To have documents paid for client will email us: 1. The credit card number, minus last four digits [or Legal Plan # or Barter #] 2. zip code for card 3. Authorization to charge the card for the amount 4 Expiration date 5 Three digit code on back of credit card. 6. any other relevant information regarding the case After email, we will call over phone to obtain 5 Last four digits of credit card Otherwise you will need to mail check, or drop off cash via mail slot in Edison office. Power of Attorney POA Signing Instructions in front of Notary: Notary and one witness almust be present in room at the same time. No one is to leave room until signing completed. 1. Write out date, where indicated, on first page of the POA. (1st paragraph) 2. Have the person that is signing the POA sign in blue ink and have the witness also sign in blue. (second page of the POA) witness can be notary 3. Ask the person do they want A -POA to be effective now upon signing or B- only upon disability. Have them sign in blue ink in the appropriate place after they decide. (second page of the POA). Don’t sign both A & B. Have the witness sign and date in blue ink next to both signatures as well. 4. Notary signs and dates. Notary puts seal. 5 Make sure to make copy of POA. Person signing keeps original POA. Reasons to sign a Power of Attorney now / Why a Power of Attorney A Power of Attorney allows your spouse, child or another trusted person to administer your assets during your lifetime, either upon disability or now. The lack of a properly prepared and executed Power of Attorney can cause extreme difficulties when an individual is stricken with severe illness or injury rendering him/her unable to make decisions or manage financial and medical affairs. Any persons are calling now to have a Power of Attorney prepared during the world wide health issues. We can help In the absence of a Power of Attorney or other legal arrangement to distribute property if you become disabled, your family or partner cannot pay your bills or handle your assets. The result can be lengthy delays. The term "durable" in reference to a power of attorney means that the power remains in force for the lifetime of the principal, even if he/she becomes mentally incapacitated. A principal may cancel a power of attorney at any time for any reason. Powers granted on a power of attorney document can be very broad or very narrow in accordance with the needs of the principal. If there is no Power of Attorney, the family has to go through an expensive and complicated Guardianship in the Superior Court. New Jersey has a detailed, expensive legal procedures, called Guardianships or conservatorships, to provide for appointment of a Guardian. These normally require lengthy, formal proceedings and are expensive in court. This means involvement of lawyers to prepare and file the necessary papers and doctors to provide medical testimony regarding the mental incapacity of the subject of the action. Court Costs and fees typically exceed $4,000. A $100 Power of Attorney avoids this aggravation. The procedures also require the involvement of a temporary guardian to investigate, even intercede, in surrogate proceedings.

Preparation of Wills during Covid 19 quarantine and Law Offices closed

Covid 19 Will preparation online without having to travel to law office and follow up consults over phone & online.

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

   To assist potential clients and seniors we now offer document preparation remotely and consults. We are concerned about your health and well being.
1. For Wills, Power of Attorney, Living Wills, 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 pay by credit card online or payment confirmed from PayPal, 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. We also recommend signing a Living Will with COMBINED ADVANCE DIRECTIVE FOR HEALTH CARE. The Living Will contains a Power of Attorney for Health Care & Medical Decisions. In signing your Living Will, you will designate an individual you trust to act as your legally recognized health care representative to make health care decisions for you in the event you are unable to make decisions for yourself.