In re Stevens

Order unanimously reversed, without costs, motion to intervene granted and matter remitted to Onondaga County Family Court, for a hearing in accordance with the following memorandum: The sole question presented on this appeal is whether foster parents who have had continuous care of children for a period in excess of 24 months have a right to intervene in an abandonment proceeding commenced pursuant to subdivision 6 of section 384 of the Social Services Law. "Foster parents having had continuous care of a child, for more than twenty-four months, through an authorized agency, shall be…