Mott v. Patricia Ann R.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, without costs. As New York’s court of general original jurisdiction (see, NY Const, art VI, § 7; Judiciary Law § 140-b), and under the "home state” provisions of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA) (Domestic Relations Law § 75-a et seq.), Supreme Court ordinarily would have subject matter jurisdiction over this Florida custody decree modification proceeding, as the children have been domiciled in New York for over eight years.

In the instant case, however, the Appellate Division correctly…