Legal Opinion
Pierson v. Pierson
New York City Family Court
Decided April 19, 1990PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Anthony F. Bonadio, J.
In this Family Court Act article 8 family offense proceeding, the respondent has moved to dismiss the petition on the ground that this court lacks subject matter jurisdiction since all the acts complained of in the petition occurred outside the State of New York. We hold, in this case of apparent first impression, that where, as here, the respondent was person*210ally served with legal process in the State of New York, this court has subject matter jurisdiction of an article 8 proceeding notwithstanding the fact that all the incidents occurred outside of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Kulko v. Superior Court of Cal., City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Anthony T. v. Anthony J.New York City Family Court · 1986
- In re Stanley R.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- In re Brian S.New York City Family Court · 1982
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