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MATTER OF PRYOR v. LINDSAY

60 A.D.3d 859 (2009)

876 N.Y.S.2d 79

In the Matter of CHRISTINE PRYOR, Appellant, v. ELIJAH LINDSAY, Respondent. (Proceeding No. 1.) In the Matter of CHRISTINE PRYOR, Appellant, v. SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Respondent. (Procceding No. 2.) In the Matter of CHRISTINE PRYOR, Appellant, v. NATASHA MATHIS, Respondent. (Proceeding No. 3.)

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

Decided March 17, 2009.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

The standard to be applied in a change of custody determination is the best interests of the child (see Matter of Destiny O., 44 A.D.3d 951, 952 [2007]). "Social Services Law § 383 (3) gives preference for adoption to a foster parent who has cared for a child continuously for a period of 12 months or more, while members of the child's extended biological...

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