Order unanimously reversed, without costs, and matter remitted to Ontario County Family Court for further proceedings.
The rule to be applied now in custody cases involving a contest between a natural parent and a nonparent was restated recently by the Court of Appeals in Matter of Bennett v Jeffreys (
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