NY: New York Lawmakers Push For Major Investments in Family Court System
Imprint – February 14, 2024
Declaring the New York Family Court system “in crisis,” state lawmakers and legal advocates for children and families are calling for a major new public investment to improve the handling of foster care and youth justice cases. Senators and assemblymembers are seeking a $102 million investment to fix the “overburdened and under-resourced” family courts, funds that would be included in the state’s next fiscal-year budget.