Will My Estate Planning Documents Be Recognized in New York?

Yes. New York has an explicit reciprocity statuteN.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2990Verified Oct 15, 2026View source: a healthcare directive executed in another state is honored in New York if it was valid where signed. New York recognizes healthcare proxies executed in other states if valid where executed. The New York document portability tool carries the recognition rule by document type.

Yes. New York has its own reciprocity statute for out-of-state powers of attorneyNY GOL § 5-1512Verified Sep 18, 2026View source: a foreign POA is recognized if it was valid under the law of the place of execution or valid under the principal's domicile law when signed. New York has not adopted UPOAA. Per GOL § 5-1512, a POA executed in another state is valid in NY if it complied with that state's law or NY law. A POA executed outside NY by a NY domiciliary is valid if it complies with § 5-1501B. A POA executed in NY by a non-domiciliary is valid if it complies with the other jurisdiction's law or NY law. The New York document portability tool carries the recognition rule by document type.

Yes, with one caveat. A trust is a private agreement governed by its own choice-of-law clause, not by any state's filing system, so a trust validly executed in another state has the same force in New York for cash, accounts and personal property. The caveat is real estate: New York property is deeded into the trust through a New York deed before the trust controls it. The New York document portability tool carries the recognition rule by document type.