New York Domestic Relations Law Title 2 - JURISDICTION

• 76 - Initial Child Custody Jurisdiction.
  1. Except as otherwise provided in section seventy-six-c of this title, a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial child custody determination...
• 76-a - Exclusive, Continuing Jurisdiction.
  1. Except as otherwise provided in section seventy-six-c of this title, a court of this state which has made a child custody determination consistent with...
• 76-b - Jurisdiction to Modify Determination.
  Except as otherwise provided in section seventy-six-c of this title, a court of this state may not modify a child custody determination made by a...
• 76-c - Temporary Emergency Jurisdiction.
  1. A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction if the child is present in this state and the child has been abandoned or...
• 76-d - Notice; Opportunity to Be Heard; Joinder.
  1. Before a child custody determination is made under this article, notice and an opportunity to be heard in accordance with the standards of section...
• 76-e - Simultaneous Proceedings.
  1. Except as otherwise provided in section seventy-six-c of this title, a court of this state may not exercise its jurisdiction under this title if,...
• 76-f - Inconvenient Forum.
  1. A court of this state which has jurisdiction under this article to make a child custody determination may decline to exercise its jurisdiction at...
• 76-g - Jurisdiction Declined by Reason of Conduct.
  1. Except as otherwise provided in section seventy-six-c of this title or by other law of this state, if a court of this state has...
• 76-h - Information to Be Submitted to Court.
  1. Subject to subdivision five of this section, in a child custody proceeding, each party, in its first pleading or in an attached affidavit, shall...
• 76-i - Appearance of Parties and Child.
  1. In a child custody proceeding in this state, the court may order a party to the proceeding who is in this state to appear...

Last modified: February 3, 2019