In re Lee E. B.

Memorandum. Order of the Appellate Division reversed and the order of the Family Court reinstated, without costs.

The legislative history of section 232 of the Family Court Act and that of section 4403 of the Education Law are inconclusive and susceptible of contradictory inferences of legislative purpose. Indeed, the difficulty arises from the separate legislative tracks the two sections followed over a period of many years. Under the circumstances the two statutes must be read closely on the basis of their language without significant help from their history in resolving any ambiguities. If…