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Frederick Ettl

Ettl Law
  • Family Law, Divorce, Elder Law ...
  • Indiana, Indiana
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For over 60 years, the Ettl family has provided legal services to individuals, small businesses, corporations and social service agencies in Northern Indiana. Frederick Ettl regularly appears in the Courts of St. Joseph, Elkhart, LaPorte and Marshall Counties. Today, the areas of particular concentration of the Ettl Law Firm are: Civil Litigation, including: Prosecution and defense of personal injury claims and claims or business disputes between partners, shareholders of closely held corporations or members of limited liability companies; will contests; trust contents; contested guardianship proceedings; and, boundary disputes. Domestic Relations Law, including: Divorce actions, paternity actions; property division; child support, child custody and visitation. Civil Mediation: Overseeing efforts to resolve civil disputes or pending litigation by implementation of Alternative Dispute Resolution methods. Domestic Relations Mediation; Overseeing efforts to resolve issues of child custody, child visitation and property distribution in divorce or paternity proceedings by implementation of techniques designed to diffuse anger and animosity and protect children. Wills, Estates and Guardianship, including: Estate planning; drafting Wills; drafting Trusts; probating Wills; administering Estates; Guardianship proceedings; and, Living Wills. Real Estate Matters, including: Drafting deeds; organizing and reviewing real estate brokerage or development companies; overseeing real estate sales transactions; drafting leases; drafting and reviewing purchase agreements; effecting 1031 exchanges; representing landlords and tenants; evictions; and resolution of boundary disputes. Business Organizations, including: Organizing corporations; organizing small business corporations; organizing partnerships; organizing limited liability companies and orchestrating combinations of the several entities.

Practice Areas
Family Law
Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
Divorce
Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
Elder Law
Estate Planning
Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Landlord Tenant
Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Rent Control, Tenants' Rights
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Probate
Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
Insurance Claims
Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
Real Estate Law
Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
Fees
  • Not Currently Accepting Clients
  • Credit Cards Accepted
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Indiana
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Indiana
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Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
  • Spanish: Spoken, Written
Professional Associations
Indiana State Bar
Member
Current
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St. Joseph County Bar Association
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Websites & Blogs
Website
EttlLaw.com
Contact & Map
1202 Lincoln Way E
South Bend, IN 46613
Telephone: (574) 233-9458