McCarthy v. Brittingham-Bank

In a child custody proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the father appeals from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County (Luft, J.), dated March 11, 2013, which, upon finding that the State of North Carolina was the more appropriate forum to determine any custody and visitation matters, dismissed the petition.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, the petition is reinstated, and the matter is remitted to the Family Court, Suffolk County, for further proceedings pursuant to Domestic Relations Law § 76-f (3), including entry of an order…