IN RE: Christine PRYOR (2009)

In three related child custody proceedings pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the petitioner appeals from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County (Freundlich, J.), dated February 21, 2008, which, after a hearing, denied her petitions for custody of her granddaughter.

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, 846 N.Y.S.2d 188).  “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 family are given no special preference with regard to custody” (Matter of Takylia B., 24 A.D.3d 759, 807 N.Y.S.2d 130;  see Matter of Peter L., 59 N.Y.2d 513, 466 N.Y.S.2d 251, 453 N.E.2d 480).   Thus, a nonparent relative takes no precedence for custody over the adoptive parents selected by an authorized agency (see Matter of Peter L., 59 N.Y.2d at 520, 466 N.Y.S.2d 251, 453 N.E.2d 480;  Matter of Linda S. v. Krishnia S., 50 A.D.3d 805, 856 N.Y.S.2d 174;  Matter of Ella J. v. Iva J., 4 A.D.3d 527, 528, 771 N.Y.S.2d 719).

 Here, the Family Court, in a well-reasoned decision, considered the totality of the circumstances and properly determined that the child's best interests required continuing custody with the Suffolk County Department of Social Services so that the child could be made available for adoption by the foster mother with whom the child had resided for almost two years.   The child had bonded with the foster mother, and was healthy, happy, and well-provided for financially (see Matter of Linda S. v. Krishnia S., 50 A.D.3d at 805, 856 N.Y.S.2d 174;  Matter of Destiny O., 44 A.D.3d at 951, 846 N.Y.S.2d 188;  Matter of Takylia B., 24 A.D.3d at 759, 807 N.Y.S.2d 130;  Matter of Ella J. v. Iva J., 4 A.D.3d at 527, 771 N.Y.S.2d 719).   Accordingly, the Family Court properly denied the maternal grandmother's custody petitions.