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MATTER OF MOTT v. R.

91 N.Y.2d 856 (1997)

691 N.E.2d 623

668 N.Y.S.2d 551

In the Matter of Gregory J. Mott, as Guardian ad Litem for Sayeh M. R. and Another, Infants, Appellant, v. Patricia Ann R., Now Known as Patricia Ann P., et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 22, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gould & Peck, Rochester (Lewis J. Gould, Eric J. Metzler and Suzanne L. Amico of counsel), for appellant.

Harris Beach & Wilcox, L. L. P., Rochester (David C. Boysen and Laura J. Wilson of counsel), for Patricia Ann P., respondent.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges TITONE, BELLACOSA, SMITH, LEVINE, CIPARICK and WESLEY concur.

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, without costs. As New York's court of general original jurisdiction (see, NY Const, art VI, § 7; Judiciary Law § 140-b), and under the "home state" provisions of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA) (Domestic Relations Law § 75-a et seq.), Supreme Court ordinarily would have subject matter jurisdiction over this...

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