Curtis v. Curtis

Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, motion denied, petition reinstated and matter remitted to Monroe County Family Court for further proceedings in accordance with the following Memorandum: Although Family Court properly determined that it had subject matter jurisdiction over the petition (see, 28 USC § 1738A [a], [d], [f]; see also, Capobianco v Willis, 171 AD2d 834; Sobie, Practice Commentaries, McKinney’s Cons Laws of NY, Book 14, Domestic Relations Law § 75-d), it abused its discretion in dismissing the petition on the ground that New York State is an inconvenient forum…