Vikram J. v. Anupama S.

Order, Family Court, New York County (Gloria Sosa-Lintner, J.), entered on or about June 6, 2014, which, to the extent appealed from, directed respondent to appear in New York to litigate custody of the parties’ child, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and the order vacated to that extent.

Respondent’s actual notice of the custody proceedings is insufficient to subject her to the court’s jurisdiction (see Frankel v Schilling, 149 AD2d 657 [2d Dept 1989]). She was not properly served with process. The Central Authority of India, where respondent resides, did not send a…