Bowen, Radabaugh & Milton, Attorneys and Counselors

Estate Planning & Probate Attorneys in Troy, Michigan

A new child, approaching retirement, declining health or the death of a family member can create questions about who will manage financial and medical decisions, how property should pass and whether probate or trust administration will be required.

Bowen, Radabaugh & Milton assists individuals and families with estate planning, probate and trust administration. Its services include preparing wills, trusts, powers of attorney and patient advocate designations, as well as advising personal representatives and trustees responsible for carrying out an existing plan.

Choosing Documents for the Family’s Circumstances

No two families have the same priorities. Some clients want to make the probate process easier for their loved ones. Others are focused on protecting a surviving spouse, providing for children or grandchildren, or making sure trusted individuals can manage financial and healthcare decisions if they become incapacitated.

Bowen, Radabaugh & Milton works with clients to develop estate plans that reflect those individual goals. Depending on a family's circumstances, planning may include wills, trusts, powers of attorney, patient advocate designations, and other tools intended to provide clarity during life as well as after death.

The firm recognizes that estate planning is not something people do once and forget. Major life events—including marriage, divorce, retirement, business ownership, or significant changes in assets—may all create reasons to review and update an existing plan.

Helping Families Through Probate and Trust Administration

Losing a loved one often leaves family members with responsibilities they never expected to take on.

Personal representatives and trustees may suddenly find themselves responsible for court filings, notifying beneficiaries, managing estate assets, paying debts, and distributing property according to a will or trust. For many people, these responsibilities are unfamiliar and can feel overwhelming.

Bowen, Radabaugh & Milton assists clients throughout probate and trust administration, helping fiduciaries understand their legal obligations while guiding them through each stage of the administration process. 

Planning for Business Owners

For clients who own a closely held business, estate planning often involves more than personal assets. Questions about future ownership, succession, and continuity may become just as important as deciding how other property will be distributed.

Because Bowen, Radabaugh & Milton also advises businesses on organizational and corporate matters, the firm can help coordinate estate planning with broader succession goals. The planning may involve coordinating wills and trusts with company agreements, ownership arrangements and decisions about future management or control.

Estate Planning and Administration From a Troy Office

Bowen, Radabaugh & Milton’s Troy office assists individuals, families, business owners and fiduciaries with estate planning, probate and trust administration. The firm’s business and corporate practice may also become relevant when a closely held company or ownership interest must be coordinated with the estate plan.

Practice Areas

• Estate Planning

• Wills

• Trusts

• Probate Administration

• Trust Administration

• Powers of Attorney

• Patient Advocate Designations