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Comments from Bar Members Regarding the Impact of Court Budget Cuts on Clients Comment from an NHBA Member, "Manchester lawyer", March 2010: ‘System is completely broken’ I am a partner at [a MANCHESTER LAW FIRM] and my practice is primarily in family law. The system is completely broken down in various courthouses in NH - primarily Hillsborough South and the Brentwood family division (the new Manchester Family division seems to be running pretty well). For example, I filed a divorce petition and request for expedited temporary hearing for a client in Hillsborough South in mid-November 2009. I have yet to receive orders of notice to serve upon the other side. [Update: March 5: Court has sent orders of notice. Temporary hearing scheduled for later in March.] In my conversation with the clerk’s office, I understood that it may be many months before my client can get a hearing. In that same courthouse, I have been waiting since October for a new final hearing date for a case that has now been pending for over one year. Orders are usually written or dictated by the judges promptly but then sit for many months - in Brentwood and in Hills So, decisions take up to 4 months - even on basic motions. This is terrible for clients who need child support, who are being prevented from seeing their children and all of the basic needs that people have with regards to this most personal aspect of the judicial system- the system is completely broken. I fear that the loss of Judge Barry and Mangones and the staff furloughs will make an already broken system come to a complete halt. Something has got to be done. - A Manchester lawyer
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