Family Law Docket
Section Recommendation
Adopted by ABA House
During its Annual Meeting in
Atlanta the ABA House of Delegates approved the Section of
Family Law Recommendation 109. The recommendation was also
co-sponsored by the Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities.
Read the full
report.
Nominations are
being accepted for 2005-2006 Leaders
A nominating committee, chaired
by Section chair-elect Howard Lipsey of Providence, RI, is
accepting nominations for the 2005-2006 Section year. View
the list of positions the committee seeks nominees for.
Section Bylaws
Amended
Section members voted to amend
the Section’s bylaws during the Annual Meeting in Atlanta.
View
an outline of these changes, which must now be approved
by the ABA Board of Governors before they take effect.
Section Members
Elect Leadership
During the ABA Annual Meeting
in Atlanta, members voted to elect Section officers and council
members. Positions
and Terms.
Section Builds
Resource area for Military Personnel on New Website
The Section continues adding
resources specific to military personnel, judges and attorneys
as part of the new web site, including the Judge's Guide &
Checklist to the SCRA, an updated list of volunteer attorneys
who help military personnel with legal issues, checklists
for military personnel about to be deployed, and more. Access
military resources.
Nominations Needed
for ABA Family Law Pro Bono Awards
The Pro Bono Awards Committee
would like to honor four outstanding local attorneys who have
made significant pro bono contributions to Family Law clients
in Wisconsin. Get more
information about this request.
Best of the Listserv
We have picked several interesting
topics of discussion from the ESQ listserv for September’s
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Articles
Electronic Evidence:
Getting It and Using It
by Jacqueline Valdespino
Electronic evidence, email or data stored on computers, presents
specific problems for practitioners attempting to admit the
information discovered. This
article can be used as a quick reference when presented
with issues of electronic evidence.
Past and Present CLE
and Events Information
Annual Meeting
in Atlanta Wraps up Productive Year for Section
Close to 300 Section of Family
Law members and their guests attended the ABA Annual Meeting
in Atlanta, August 6-8, 2004.
Read the Wrap
Up.
Council Meeting
Minutes.
Milwaukee Meeting
Quickly Approaching
The Section of Family Law Fall
Committee Meetings and CLE Conference are just around the corner!
This exciting four-day meeting features exceptional CLE programming,
Section of Family Law committee and governance meetings, and
plenty of fun and fascinating social events. Sneak a peak at
the stunning Milwaukee Art Museum, home of the Friday night
social event at www.mam.org
and view
the menu for this fabulous event.
Need to register? Access the conference
brochure or register
on-line.
Association of
Family and Conciliation Courts Conference
The Association of Family and
Conciliation Courts is accepting proposals for it’s 42nd
Annual Conference, Solving the Family Court Puzzle: Integrating
Research, Policy and Practice. The conference will be held in
Seattle, Washington, May 18-21, 2005 at the Seattle Sheraton.
The Call for Presenters is posted on the home page of the AFCC
web site at www.afccnet.org
or contact AFCC for more information at 608-664-3750 or afcc@afccnet.org.In Memoriam
It is with deep sadness that
we report the death of former Family Law Council Member, Leslie
M. Lucas, who died on September 4, 2004 as the result of an
auto accident. A recent graduate of the Ohio State University
School of Law, Leslie was the ABA Law Student Liaison to the
Section’s Council and had just completed her one-year
term of service on August 31. Leslie’s family has asked
that any memorial contributions be given to the Capital Area
Humane Society, 3015 Scioto Darby Executive Court, Hillard,
Ohio 43026.
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This month’s
featured benefit:
Launch of the
New ABA Web Store
On September 7th, the ABA launched a completely redesigned version
of one of your most valuable member benefits. The new Web Store
allows you to purchase books, CLE programs, downloadable pdf files,
Family Law periodicals, and much more. Finding what you need is
easy -- search by topic, format or entity.
Take a tour of the new store at www.ababooks.org
New Family Advocate
Client Manual Available
Surviving Your Divorce
and Beyond is now available for purchase. The manual will help
your clients
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Understand the legal
process
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Communicate well with an attorney
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Resolve Issues in the
divorce case
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Cope with their feelings
View the table
of contents.
Quantity discounts are available. Get more
information.
Other Client Manual titles
are available.
Call the ABA at 800-285-2221 to order today – ask for PC513-1100-2701
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Editor
Lindy Brown
brownl@staff.abanet.org
Please send proposals for future content submissions to the editor.
Contact Information
Section of Family Law
321 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60610
312-988-5603
fax 312-988-6800
familylaw@abanet.org
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