Seleznov v. Pankratova
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*680The Family Court erred in dismissing the father’s petition which sought, among other things, downward modification of his child support obligation and a change in custody of the parties’ child from the mother to him. Under the circumstances of this case, the Family Court possessed jurisdiction to adjudicate the father’s petition on the merits (see Family Ct Act § 652 [b] [ii]; Matter of Renzulli v McElrath, 286 AD2d 335, 336 [2001]; cf. Coleman v Coleman, 294 AD2d 530 [2002]; Lahaie v Stortecky, 91 AD2d 723 [1982]). Accordingly, the matter must be remitted to the Family Court, Kings County,…
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