Legal Opinion
Pitrowski v. Pitrowski
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 5, 1979PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Douglas F. Young, J.
This motion by defendant for an order dismissing that portion of the complaint in this action for a divorce which seeks custody of the infant children of the marriage raises the question whether the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (Domestic Relations Law, § 75-a et seq., L 1977, ch 493) (the "Act”) can be retroactively applied to an action commenced prior to its effective date. This determination is critical to the determination of this motion, as it appears to the court that it would not have jurisdiction over the question of custody under…
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