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11 Prob. & Prop. 1 (1982-1983)

handle is hein.journals/prbtprty11 and id is 1 raw text is: Seb1throkRahl Property. Piobatgand Trust Law American Bar Association Vol. 11, No. 1, Summer 1982 Chairman's Report by Robert 0. Hetlage Section Chairman Readers of Probate and Property may have noticed a decrease in officer's reports this year and an increase in articles on current developments af- fecting real property, probate and trust law. We hope this change has made Probate and Property more interesting and useful to section members. This is my second, and final, report. COMMITTEE STRUCTURE Next year, most committees in each division will be significantly smaller. This reflects a policy change approved by our council on recommenda- tion of Fred Lane's committee on committees. By paring down the massive, at times totally unwork- able, committees we have had, we hope to provide an opportunity for all committee members to par- ticipate actively, to require active participation from our committee members, and to purge from committee lists those who are given a chance to work and do not. An opportunity will be provided Sunday morn- ing during the Annual Meeting this August for all division committees to meet. With smaller com- mittees and a gentle nudge from officers and coun- cil members, we expect most division committees to set plans for the year at that time. SECTION DEMOGRAPHICS About 2,000 members responded to a question- naire in the Fall 1981 issue of Pro bate and Property providing some preliminary information on who our members are and what their interests are. - * ;n ises are being tested through use of a ('a ee ,,ihiuestionnaire sent to a relatively small randomly selected sample of section members from whom we seek a high percentage response. Con- sideration is also being given to participation in a professionally administered ABA sponsored survey project which may give us a still better profile of our members. It is hoped the data gathered will assist the officers and council in structuring the sec- tion and section activities to better serve our members. LEGAL NEEDS The Legal Needs Committee, comprised of sev- eral of our officers and most active members, chaired by former Section Chairman Luther Avery, met at some length and prepared a lengthy report setting forth a menu of possible projects for each division to facilitate the provision and use of legal service which middle income people should have and use principally involving residential real estate transactions and estate planning. Each divi- sion expects to complete an analysis of the report and to make appropriate committee assignments of projects suggested in the report by August. GENERATION SKIPPING The section, consistent with the policy position of the ABA House of Delegates, continues to work for repeal of the generation-skipping tax. At our suggestion, many of our members have written members of Congress in support of the repeal bills, and many have received favorable responses. Whether the repeal bills will move through Con- gress this year is questionable but perhaps not im- possible with continued strong, vocal support from section members and others. (continued on page 2) Copyright © 1982 American Bar Association Produced by the ABA Press

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