Leslie L. F. v. Constance F.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Bruce M. Kaplan, J.

This proceeding brought by petitioner Leslie L. F. against respondent Constance F. pursuant to article 5-A (§ 75-a et seq.) of the Domestic Relations Law, the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA), poses the questions of whether New York must recognize the California decree granting custody of Scott F. to respondent, and if it must accord recognition, whether New York is empowered to modify that decree.

While this proceeding is brought under the UCCJA, recourse must first be had to the recently enacted Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (94 US…