Order unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Memorandum:
The court improperly placed upon petitioner the burden of proving why a valid out-of-State custody decree should be enforced. Under section 75-n of article 5-A of the Domestic Relations Law, New York courts are required to enforce custody decrees of another State. Although petitioner had the burden of proving that a valid out-of-State decree existed, she did not have the burden of proving that it was in...
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