Client Services for
Individuals & Families

 

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For additional info on practice areas and professional experience, please see the “ABOUT US” page.

  • ESTATE PLANNING AND PROBATE

    • Estate Planning: Wills, power of attorney documents, living wills, HIPAA forms, standby guardianships, and assets inventory (I typically will offer these as a package, depending on your needs).

      • For every new Estate Planning client, we will sit down — in-person, via zoom or phone — to go over your individual needs and answer your questions about the process.

    • Probate: Representation for Personal Representatives on Probate Cases

      • Advice for navigating an overwhelming process for those who find themselves in this very important role either by function of a Will or by the support and consent of all known beneficiaries of an estate.

    • Small Estate Administration

      • If your loved one lived in Indiana and the estate could be valued at less than $100,000, you MIGHT be able to follow a different process than estates valued at more than $100,000 (

  • FAMILY LAW

    • Dissolutions (divorces)

    • Paternity

    • Modifications

    • Adoptions

    • Guardianships of Minor Children

    • New cases and modifications with a focus on creative problem solving to stay out of the courtroom as much as possible.

    • Guardian ad Litem (GAL): Since 2019; trained as pro bono volunteer GAL for Kids’ Voice of Indiana; private GAL for clients of all backgrounds where at least one parent has an open case in Central Indiana; modest means rates may be available depending on family incomes.

    • Former Indiana DCS trial attorney (2015-16).

    • Satellite Attorney Project contract attorney for Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence since 2018.

    • Limited scope representations are available for the purpose of filing petitions, motions, and agreements.

    • Indiana Registered Mediator in Domestic Relations (Family Law) since February 2020 offering modest means options for clients based on income and need.

    • Collaborative Law -trained attorney since early 2019.

  • BUSINESS LAW (Small Businesses and Creatives)

    • Contract negotiations, drafting and review (includes leases)

    • LLM formations

    • General advice

  • MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL PRACTICE AREAS

    • Name changes

    • Appeals (various legal areas)

    • Contract review and drafting

    • Misdemeanor and low-level felony expungement reviews

  • Quick contact: RJB@rjberfangerlaw.com; OR

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