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THE ORIGINAL CUSTODY ORDER WAS ISSUED IN NEW JERSEY, WHERE FATHER RESIDES; THE NEW YORK CUSTODY ORDER MUST BE REVERSED BECAUSE FAMILY COURT DID NOT COMMUNICATE WITH THE NEW JERSEY COURT AND NO FINDING WAS MADE ON WHETHER NEW JERSEY HAD RELINQUISHED EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OR WHETHER NEW YORK WAS A MORE CONVENIENT FORUM; MATTER REMITTED (THIRD DEPT).

​The Third Department, reversing Family Court, determined Family Court lacked jurisdiction to issue the custody order on appeal because the court failed to communicate with the court in New Jersey, where father resides, which issued the original custody order:

… [P]rior to modifying a custody determination from another state, a court of this state must have jurisdiction to make the initial determination pursuant to Domestic Relations Law § 76, and “[t]he court of the other state [must] determine[ that] it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under [Domestic Relations Law § 76-a] or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under [Domestic Relations Law § 76-f]” … . Inasmuch as the child has resided in this state since 2018, Family Court had jurisdiction to make an initial determination of custody (see Domestic Relations Law §§ 76 [1] [a]; 75-a [7]). However, the record is devoid of any indication that the New Jersey court relinquished its jurisdiction or that it determined that this state was a more convenient forum, and Family Court failed to communicate with the New Jersey court to make such inquiry. … Family Court lacked jurisdiction to issue the order on appeal … , and we must vacate said order and remit this matter to Family Court to conduct the required inquiry…. . Matter of Alda X. v Aurel X., 2023 NY Slip Op 01826, Third Dept 4-6-23

Practice Point: Here the original custody order was issued in New Jersey, where father resides. Family Court in Albany did not communicate with the New Jersey court before issuing an order modifying custody. Family Court did not have jurisdiction and the New York order was reversed.

 

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