Special proceeding or habeas corpus to obtain visitation rights
in respect to certain infant grandchildren.
Where either or both of the parents of a minor child, residing within
this state, is or are deceased, or where circumstances show that conditions
exist which equity would see fit to intervene, a grandparent or the grandparents
of such child may apply to the supreme court by commencing a special proceeding
or for a writ of habeas corpus to have such child brought before such court,
or may apply to the family court pursuant to subdivision (b) of section
six hundred fifty-one of the family court act; and on the return thereof,
the court, by order, after due notice to the parent or any other person
or party having the care, custody, and control of such child, to be given
in such manner as the court shall prescribe, may make such directions as
the best interest of the child may require, for visitation rights
for such grandparent or grandparents in respect to such child.
§72.
