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1 Fam. Law. [i] (1960)

handle is hein.journals/flwnwsltr1 and id is 1 raw text is: OFFICERS Chairman Clarence Kolwyck James Bldg. Chattanooga 2, Tenn. Vice-Chairman Paul W. Alexander Family Court Toledo 2, Ohio Secretary John S. Bradway 172 Fifth Ave. San Diego 1, Calif. Section Delegate to House of Delegates Godfrey L. Munter Municipal Court Washington 1, D. C. SECTION OF FAMILY LAW Val. I, No. I THE FAMILY LAWYER To stabilize and preserve family life The Officers and Godfrey L. Munter, Washington, 0. C. Last Retiring Chairman, Ex-officio Sol Morton Isaac, Columbus, Ohio Una Rita Ouenstedt, Washington, D. C. Louis H. Burke, Los Angeles, Calif. Neva B. Talley, Little Rock, Ark. William M. Wherry, New York, N. Y. Dorothy Young, Tulsa, Okla. Morris N. Hartman, Elizabeth, N. J. David H. Jacobs, Meriden, Conn. AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION March 1960 CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE It seems to be traditional that publications of all or- ganizations must carry a letter from the chairman. The council has so decreed in this instance. The chairman thus has an opportunity to brag about his goings and comings and about how hard he is working in the vineyard. So the members will have to judge between fact and egoism. We are proud to presern this the first issue of The Family Lawyer as the official organ of the Section. For the time being it will be published bimonthly in its present form, but it is hoped that interest and funds will demand and permit its expansion -into a monthly Journal, As initially conceived The Family Lawyer will be largely a newsletter, reporting official action of the council and committee activities. Even- tually it will carry more references to recent decisions on family law and articles of general interest in interdisciplin - ary fields. All members are urged to contribute news of interest directly to Jacob T. Zukerman, 31 Union Square, West, New York 3, New York, chairman of the Committee on Public Relations, who will screen the material and pass it on to Stanton L. Ehrlich, 134 North La Salle Street, Chicago 2, Illinois, chairman of the Committee on Matrimonial Actions, who will further edit and pass the final manuscript to Miss Helen Duval, director of Section Publications and Services at the American Bar Center. While attending the Section chair men'_ meeting at Chi- cago on October 31, your chairman made preliminary arrange- ments with Miss Duval for publication of the newsletter, which was confirmed by the council.4t its Chicago meeting on Febru- ary 21. Also arrangements were made for printing the pro- ceedings of the Miami convention, likewise confirmed by the council. Copy of the Proceedings should be received about the time this letter is received. While at the Bar Center, the chairman also consulted John C. Leary, Deputy Administratdr of the American Bar Foundation, regarding a center for research in family law. He agreed to maintain in the Cromwell Library a separate section for publications of interest to our Section, which he will classify and index and make available as needed. This arrangement can be expanded into a genuine research center as interest demands and funds permit, This plan was also approved by the council. Finally, the chairman arranged with Max Rheinstein, professor of the graduate school of the University of Chicago Law School, to supply graduate students for research pro- jects, Incidentally, one of his graduate'students, Miss Yi-yun Shih, had just completed a bibliography on Family Courts and Marriage Counseling. A copy was purchased as an initial deposit with Mr. Leary. This bibliography is being sent to all members as an example of the material desired at the research center. All material supplied by members (hoped to be abundant) should clear through Professor John S. Bradway, 1729 Fifth Avenue, San Diego I, California, secretary of the Section. The chairman assumed responsibility for the Section's program at the Memphis Regional Meeting on November IZ. The afternoon session featured talks by Hon. John D. Randall, A. B. A. President, and the chairman of the Section concluded by an informal discussion of The Plans of the Section. Two - members of the council attended--Mrs. Neva B. Talley and Judge Dorothy Young. The evening program featured a 'j)ilot panel on Family Courts, preceded by A Look at A. B.A. Is Infant Section of Family Law by'President-Elect Seymour, who 'expressed decided approval and suggested that we tap the growing reservoir of retired personnel for voluntary work in our program, particularly as counselors. On the subject Family Courts--Will They Better Stabil- ize Family Life? Stanton L. Ehrlich, chairman of the Com- mittee on Matrimonial Actions, discussed The Committee Viewpoint, which he said was favorable. Hon. Benson Trimble, Judge of the new and only Family Court in Tennessee, discussed The Experiment at Nashville, where he had just initiated a voluntary conciliation service, approved by the Nashville Bar Association. Mrs. C. Frank Scott, Commissioner of Public Welfare of Tennessee, affirmatively answered the question: Will the Family Court Afford the Department a Better Oppor- tunity for Service? Hon. Bliss Kelly, President of the Okla- homa City Family Clinic, concluded the program with praise for the advantages of Divorce Conciliation in Family Courts. Despite competition from three other functions, seventy- five persons attended the evening session, none left during the program, and informal discussion continued for more than an hour after adjournment. A highlight of the meeting was the appearance of H. Lynn Edwards, Inspector-in-Charge of Inspection Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation, who pledged the support of Director J. Edgar Hoover and the lawyer personnel of the Bureau. The proceedings of the Memphis meeting are being pub- lished in the University of Tennessee Law Review. Reprints will be mailed to all members of the Section. The 1960 American Bar Association Convention will be held at Washington, D.C., August 29-September 2. The Section of Family Law will be quartered at the Manger Hamil- ton Hotel through A.B.A. channels (see page 65, January A.B.A. Journal). Following is our program schedule: August 28--10:00 A. M. and 2:00 A. M. --council and commit- tee meetings August 29--2:00 P.M. --general session August 30--10:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M. -- general sessions August 31.-1Z: 30 P.M. --luncheon August 31--2: 00 P. M. --business session, followed by final meeting of new council All general sessions will feature programs sponsored by the various committees, each of which will be required to make a written report. All speakers will be well-known authorities, in- cluding guest speakers from the British bar and bench. II* *** * In conclusion all members are urged to: 1. Solicit new members. 2. Send news items to M r. Zikerman.

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