Mitchell v. Mitchell

OPINION OF THE COURT

Anthony J. Ferraro, J.

In this proceeding between husband and wife to determine the custody of the three infant issue of their marriage, the court must first address the threshold issue of jurisdiction. The court’s decision will be controlled by the *427provisions of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (Domestic Relations Law, art 5-A).

Petitioner and respondent were married on March 19, 1967, in Teheran, Iran. There are three children of the marriage, ages 14, 10 and 8. For approximately 10 to 11 years of their marriage, the parties have lived outside the United States,…