Opinion by Judge Read. Judges Graffeo, Pigott and Jones concur, Graffeo in a separate concurring opinion in which Jones also concurs. Judge Ciparick concurs in result in an opinion in which Chief Judge Lippman concurs. Judge Smith concurs in result in an opinion.
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Susan L. Sommer, for appellant.
Jennifer L. Colyer, for appellant child.
Sherri L. Eisenpress, for respondent.
National Association of Social Workers et al.; Richard
Allen et al.; Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York et al.; New York State Bar Association; New York City Bar Association; New York Civil Liberties Union et al.; National Center for Lesbian Rights et al.; American Civil Liberties Union et al.; New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms, Ltd.; Single
Mothers by Choice et al.; Family Watch International, amici curiae.
