{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "drl", "section": "77-L", "citation": "DRL § 77-L", "heading": "Recognition and enforcement", "text": ["§ 77-l. Recognition and enforcement. A court of this state shall accord full faith and credit to an order issued by another state and consistent with this article which enforces a child custody determination by a court of another state unless the order has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court having jurisdiction to do so under title two of this article, unless recognition and enforcement would violate subdivision one-c of section two hundred forty of this chapter or section one thousand eighty-five of the family court act."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/DOM/77-L", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "NY gives **full faith and credit** to another state's enforcement order consistent with this article — unless it's been **vacated/stayed/modified** by a proper court, or would violate DRL § 240(1-c)/FCA § 1085. ★", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/drl/77-l", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}