Estate Planning.
Continuity across generations.
§Continuity across generations.
My work in estate planning begins with a question no document can answer: what is this family trying to preserve, and for whom. The drafting comes after.
Christopher Moye · Principal, Moye Law, P.C.
What we watch
Continuity across generations.
How we sit
Estate Planning is the discipline of carrying a family forward — not just the assets, but the relationships, the tensions, the hopes that move with them. Some families need a will and a pour-over trust. Others need a family office, a private trust company, an offshore structure, or a multi-generational governance plan that anticipates a daughter's marriage, a son's bankruptcy, a grandchild's transition into the family business.
When you should call
The technical work — wills, trusts, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, Medicaid and elder-care planning, probate administration — is the easy part. The hard part is sitting with a family and understanding what they are actually trying to preserve.
Begin the relationship.
Begin a conversationIf a single matter is what you need, begin here.
Each card below is a discrete deliverable — scoped, drafted, executed, and closed.
Trusts & Estates
Wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, dynasty trusts, and the multi-generational architecture of family wealth.
Begin the matterElder Law
Capacity, guardianship, Medicaid planning, and end-of-life directives — counsel for the family steward.
Begin the matterProbate Administration
Administering an estate after death — court filings, creditor claims, asset transfers, and accountings.
Begin the matterGenerational Wealth & Legacy Planning
Tear down and rebuild outdated estate plans to survive the NY tax cliff and transition operating businesses.
Begin the matterFrom the desk.
Notes, letters, and long-form pieces we have published on this discipline.
- ArticleThe executor's job in New York: from letters testamentary to final accountingRead
- ArticleThe New York statutory power of attorney, explainedRead
- Field noteWhat letters testamentary actually let an executor doRead
- Field noteWhy a bank rejected your power of attorneyRead
- ArticleHow long does probate take in New York?Read
- ArticleElder law in Westchester County: long-term care and Medicaid planningRead
- ArticleHow to choose a healthcare proxy and power of attorneyRead
- ArticleMedicaid planning: protecting assets before long-term careRead
- ArticleRevocable vs. irrevocable trust: which does your family need?Read
- LetterOn what you leave behindRead
- ArticleBeneficiary audit rights — what New York law gives you and when to use itRead
- ArticleEstate planning — beyond wills: building a family legacy architectureRead
- ArticleTrusts & estates — the foundations of a lasting planRead
- ArticleElder law — protecting dignity and assetsRead
No discipline stands alone.
Estate Planning touches every other practice we hold. Here is where the seams are.
Real property holdings are the largest taxable assets in most estates; family-office structures manage physical real estate.
Enter Real EstateIP holdings (catalogs, trademarks, copyrights) are highly valuable estate assets that require tailored succession planning.
Enter IPSuccession of fine-tuned models, AI agents, prompts, and AI-generated assets; griefbot and digital-replica postmortem questions (Cal. Civ. Code § 3344.1).
Enter AI LawWallet succession, multi-sig trustee structures, NFT and token inheritance — RUFADAA gaps.
Enter Crypto & Digital AssetsArtist estates, archive succession, music catalog transfers, postmortem digital-replica consent.
Enter Art, Streaming & Entertainment