Katherine Richardson represents a father of two who hasn’t been able to see his oldest child in more than six months. There are two obstacles in the divorce case, the Tinton Falls attorney said. One is the lack of cooperation from the Central Jersey man’s wife, but the bigger problem, she added, is a critical shortage of judges, which has delayed the matter for more than two years. “This is a pure custody (case) and we can’t even get it started,” Richardson said. “That’s how overburdened this particular docket is.” It’s a pervasive problem throughout the Superior Court system in New Jersey, wh…
