Legal Opinion
Erlec v. Johnson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 20, 2009PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a child custody *731proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the father appeals from an order of the Family Court, Queens County (Módica, J.), dated January 8, 2008, which dismissed the proceeding on the ground that the state of Illinois is a more appropriate and convenient forum.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
Contrary to the father’s contention, the Family Court providently exercised its discretion, after reviewing the appropriate factors, in declining to exercise jurisdiction of this matter because the state of Illinois is a more appropriate and…
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