After custody and guardianship of a child has been awarded to an authorized agency in an abandonment proceeding pursuant to section 384-b (subd 4, par [b]) of the Social Services Law, a court should not exercise its jurisdiction over a petition filed by a private person which seeks mere custody of that child. To exercise jurisdiction would circumvent the clear public policy of this State, which is, that a permanent home should...
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