Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or disbursements.
The mother challenges the Family Court's award of custody of her 10-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son to the children's paternal grandmother, who has cared for them since August 1994. We reject the mother's contention that the award was not supported by a showing of extraordinary circumstances (see Matter of Bennett v Jeffreys,
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