OPINION OF THE COURT
NeMOYER, J.
Absent an emergency, the New York courts may exercise subject matter jurisdiction in child custody cases only as permitted by Domestic Relations Law § 76 (1). Because Family Court had no such jurisdiction in this case, we reverse.
Facts
The parties are the biological parents of a...
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