But doing so requires them to write a detailed explanation
that many called too time-consuming in a state court system burdened by budget
cuts—including $170 million last year—and increased case loads.
Some judges have also noted the constraints on their ability
to adjust awards. In a January 2011 decision, Brooklyn Judge Jeffrey Sunshine
noted that the statute's language left him little room to change the support
payments "as an act of equity."
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