Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
In an action for a divorce, Domestic Relations Law § 232 permits substituted service pursuant to CPLR 308 by court order upon a showing that personal delivery of the summons and complaint upon the defendant could not be effected despite efforts made with due diligence (see Domestic Relations Law § 232 [a]; Liebeskind v Liebeskind,
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