Legislators, advocates and even New York’s top judge all agree that the state’s family courts are overburdened and under-resourced. What they can’t seem to agree on is how much money is necessary to fix the courts’ myriad issues. Advocates say that a key area of reform is to boost the number and cap the cases of family court attorneys, which they estimate would require about $60 million more per year in funding. Last year, the Office of Court Administration successfully procured an additional $20 million for these lawyers in the state budget. Click here to read more on amny.com.
