Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, the motion is granted, the petition is denied, and the proceeding is dismissed.
The law is clear that in the absence of surrender, abandonment, persistent neglect, unfitness, or other extraordinary circumstances, a biological parent cannot be denied custody in favor of a nonparent (see, Matter of Bennett v Jeffreys,
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