Mzimaz v. Barik

Pursuant to Domestic Relations Law § 76-f, a court with jurisdiction to make a child custody determination under Domestic Relations Law article 5-A may decline to exercise such jurisdiction if it determines that New York is an inconvenient forum and that another state or country is a more appropriate forum (see Domestic Relations Law § 75-d [1]; § 76-f [1]; Matter of Swain v Vogt, 206 AD2d 703 [1994]). The factors to be considered in making this determination include the length of time the child has resided outside the state, the distance between the court in this state and the court in the…