Jefferson v. Downs

OPINION OF THE COURT

WlLMER J. PATLOW, J.

Plaintiff Richard J. Jefferson seeks to modify a separation agreement entered into with his former wife, the defendant Sharon L. Downs, which granted custody of the couple’s three minor children to defendant.

*853The issue before the court is whether it has jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (Domestic Relations Law, art 5-A, § 75-a et seq.) to entertain plaintiff’s application.

The parties were married in Rochester, New York, on July 22, 1967 and subsequently resided in this State as husband and wife. The three children were…