Michael C. v. State

In the above-captioned cases petitions for the special education of handicapped children have been sustained by the court pursuant to section 232 of the Family Court Act. The City of Yonkers and the County of Westchester have in each instance cross-moved that the cost of such special education be made a charge against the other, each urging that the apparent ambiguities in both section 232 of the Family Court Act and section 4403 of the Education Law should be resolved in its favor and against the other.

Section 232 of the Family Court Act provides that the expenses of special education…