Mugglin, J.
The dispositive issue presented by this appeal is whether a Family Ct Act article 6 petition for custody of a child made by a nonparent may be entertained by the court during the pendency of an order of placement and a permanency plan designed to reunite parent and child. In this case, for the reasons hereinafter expressed, we answer the question in the negative and reverse.
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