Coutsoukis v. Samora

—In a child custody proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the father appeals from an order of the Family Court, Westchester County (Braslow, J.), entered December 8, 1998, which dismissed, without a hearing, his petition seeking modification of an out-of-State custody order.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

Contrary to the father’s contentions, the Family Court properly determined that the allegations contained in the petition seeking modification of an Oregon custody order were fully litigated during a prior proceeding in that State, and, therefore, barred by the…