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MTR OF PETER L.

59 N.Y.2d 513 (1983)

In the Matter of Peter L., Jr., Christina L., Respondent; James Krauskopf, as Commissioner of Social Services, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 5, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick A. O. Schwarz, Jr., Corporation Counsel (Fay Leoussis and Michael Gage of counsel), for appellant.

Margarita L. Torres, Norman Siegel and Daniel L. Greenberg for respondent.

Moskowitz Altman & Frankel, amicus curiae.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, WACHTLER, MEYER and SIMONS concur.

JONES, J.

Members of the extended family of a child who has been surrendered to an authorized agency for the purpose of adoption have no special nonconstitutional right to custody of the child which permits them to override a decision by the agency to place the child for adoption with adoptive parents to be selected by the agency.

In May, 1981 the Commissioner of Social Services instituted this proceeding...

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