Kosmicki v. Salzer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, cross motion granted in part and petition dismissed. Memorandum: Supreme Court erred in denying that part of defendant’s cross motion to dismiss this action seeking to modify a prior custody order of a Florida Circuit Court. The court lacked jurisdiction to modify the prior order because New York is not the home State of the child {see, Domestic Relations Law § 75-d [1] [a]), the child does not have a significant connection with New York {see, Domestic Relations Law § 75-d [1] [b]), nor is the child present in New York {see, Domestic…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Zwerling v. ZwerlingNew York Supreme Court · 1995
- Marlow v. MarlowNew York Supreme Court · 1983
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