In a city infamous for judicial delays, Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye announced a plan to create a new family law center in Manhattan which will be designed to help expedite the divorce process and make it cheaper for those that have resigned to call it quits and part ways amicably.

Despite some criticism from lawyers who say the practice has limited appeal because many people want to retain the threat of going to court while negotiating, this alternative approach to divorce makes so much sense and has been catching on throughout the rest of the country.