Andrews v. Catanzano

Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Broome County (Charnetsky, J.), entered March 30, 2006, which, among other things, dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Ct Act article 6, for custody of the parties’ child.

The issue before us is whether Family Court erred in dismissing this child custody petition upon the ground that North Carolina was the appropriate jurisdiction under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (hereinafter UCCJEA; see Domestic Relations Law art 5-A). Petitioner (hereinafter the mother) gave birth to a daughter…