N.Y. Domestic Relations Law § 76-a: Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction

§ 76-a. Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction. 1. Except as otherwise

provided in section seventy-six-c of this title, a court of this state

which has made a child custody determination consistent with section

seventy-six or seventy-six-b of this title has exclusive, continuing

jurisdiction over the determination until:

(a) a court of this state determines that neither the child, the child

and one parent, nor the child and a person acting as a parent have a

significant connection with this state and that substantial evidence is

no longer available in this state concerning the child's care,

protection, training, and personal relationships; or

(b) a court of this state or a court of another state determines that

the child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a parent do not

presently reside in this state.

2. A court of this state which has made a child custody determination

and does not have exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under this section

may modify that determination only if it has jurisdiction to make an

initial determination under section seventy-six of this title.