In a report this week on the impact of the $170 million in budget cuts to the state’s court system in the 2011-12 fiscal year, the New York State Bar Association noted that in Family Court in particular, cases not completed during reduced court hours are adjourned days or even weeks, disrupting children and families in a time of crisis.
The case involving 7-year-old Jessie Lugo in Brooklyn Family Court in December is one example of how time restraints take an added toll on families already in distress.
