Are NYC ECourts Failing The People? A Deep Dive

New york growing calls for family court reform in the state come on the heels of a sobering statistic: 20 children have been killed by a parent in the past five years during custody disputes in new york. Advocates and lawmakers say the system is failing the families it was designed to protect. New yorks court system is failing the people it serves. The answer is right in front of us:

A major stumbling block for the success of virtual court is the inequitable access to reliable internet and technology that currently exists in new york city and across large parts of rural new york. In the city in particular, black and latino people disproportionately lack access to reliable internet. This report shows that many small claims courts are failing to live up to their promise to provide prompt and efficient justice for new yorkers. It is unacceptable that cases in some counties take on average a year or more to resolve, said kyle giller, consumer justice staff attorney for nypirg.