Liza P. v. Kevin P.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*518Order, Family Court, Bronx County (James E. d’Auguste, J.), entered on or about February 29, 2012, which granted petitioner mother custody of the subject child, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The Family Court properly determined that it had jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to Domestic Relations Law § 76 (1) (b). Florida could not have jurisdiction because, although it was the child’s home state at the time the proceeding commenced, neither the child nor either party resided there. Furthermore, the mother and child resided in New York and had a family network here, and substantial…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Vanneck v. VanneckNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Cynthia Marie S. v. Allen Wayne L.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996