N.Y. Family Court Act § 631: Disposition on adjudication of permanent neglect

§ 631. Disposition on adjudication of permanent neglect. At the

conclusion of a dispositional hearing on a petition for the commitment

of the guardianship and custody of a child, the court shall enter an

order of disposition:

(a) dismissing the petition in accord with section six hundred

thirty-two; or

(b) suspending judgment in accord with section six hundred

thirty-three; or

(c) committing the guardianship and custody of the child in accord

with section six hundred thirty-four; provided, however, that an order

of disposition committing the guardianship and custody of the child may

not be entered after the child's eighteenth birthday, unless the child

consents.

An order of disposition shall be made, pursuant to this section,

solely on the basis of the best interests of the child, and there shall

be no presumption that such interests will be promoted by any particular

disposition.