Family Court properly denied the mother's motion to dismiss the father's modification petition for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, since pursuant to Domestic Relations Law § 76-a (1), New York State maintained exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the prior child custody determination it made pursuant to Domestic Relations Law § 76 (see Matter of Greenidge v Greenidge,
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