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MATTER OF K.

40 N.Y.2d 1025 (1976)

In the Matter of Sanjivini K., a Child Alleged to be Neglected. Rockland County Department of Social Services, Appellant; Usha K., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 20, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diana W. Rivet, County Attorney (John B. Franklin of counsel), for appellant.

Louis J. Artale, Law Guardian, and Ivan Blecher for infant.

Alan M. Simon for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, JONES and FUCHSBERG concur; Judge COOKE concurs in result in a separate opinion; Judge GABRIELLI dissents and votes to affirm in another opinion in which Judge WACHTLER concurs.

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed and the order of Family Court reinstated. Because of the pendency of two related proceedings there are some procedural complexities to be sorted out. What is paramount, however, is the proper resolution of the interests of a young girl, her natural mother and her foster parents.

The proceeding now before us was instituted by the Rockland County Department...

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