{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-domestic-relations-law-77-b","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Domestic Relations Law § 77-b","heading":"Duty to enforce","body":"§ 77-b. Duty to enforce. 1. A court of this state shall recognize and\nenforce a child custody determination of a court of another state if the\nlatter court exercised jurisdiction in substantial conformity with this\narticle or the determination was made under factual circumstances\nmeeting the jurisdictional standards of this article and the\ndetermination has not been modified in accordance with this article;\nprovided, however, that recognition and enforcement of the determination\nwould not violate subdivision one-c of section two hundred forty of this\nchapter or section one thousand eighty-five of the family court act.\n  2. A court of this state may utilize any remedy available under other\nlaw of this state to enforce a child custody determination made by a\ncourt of another state. The remedies provided in this title are\ncumulative and do not affect the availability of other remedies to\nenforce a child custody determination.","path":["Domestic Relations Law","Article 5-A. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act","Title 3. Enforcement"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/DOM/77-B","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"d1857ca721e063eecb5c0153f303fd5f9f042a429161c575725ed0f27e9da2ed","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-domestic-relations-law-77-a","next":"us-ny/n.y.-domestic-relations-law-77-c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}