Newly implemented electronic filing of abuse and neglect petitions in New York with the hard-pressed Family Court has cut by more than half the time it takes to get the papers before a judge, according to a preliminary evaluation.
The effort is a “huge step forward” in the court’s efforts to speed the resolution of child-protective proceedings, said Family Court Administrative Judge Edwina Richardson-Mendelson.
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