Legal Opinion
S.B. v. W.A.
New York Supreme Court
Decided September 26, 2012PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Francesca E. Connolly, J.
The plaintiff moves pursuant to the principles of comity for an order recognizing, registering, and allowing the entry of a judgment of divorce and order of custody of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with the same force and effect as if it were granted by a court of competent jurisdiction of the State of New York; an order pursuant to the principles of comity directing that custody of the parties’ children be immediately transferred to the plaintiff as the adjudicated custodial parent; or in the alternative, an order awarding the plaintiff…
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