Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
Pursuant to Domestic Relations Law § 76-f, a court with jurisdiction to make a child custody determination under Domestic Relations Law article 5-A may decline to exercise such jurisdiction if it determines that New York is an inconvenient forum and that another state is a more appropriate forum (see Domestic Relations Law § 76-f [1]; Matter of Mzimaz v Barik,
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