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23 Philadelphia Bar Rep. 1 (1994)

handle is hein.barjournals/phlbrrpr0023 and id is 1 raw text is: Iani..ne 17 1i101 1 1No I Roundup Women in Profession Thre omimitte rintly pan- sred a brasi ic'aie awmriness program. whih was prr -nted by Ilte Inda Creel Breast Cancer Foundatio, Committee CwChair Andrr (. Talley announred that the f' onidation will conduct a free. one-hour breast cancer educa. tional program at any work site upon reiiet. These programs will include presentations by a foundation representative, a breast cancer survivor and a female physician who specializes in the treatment of breast cancer More information about the free educational programs may be Obtained by calling the Linda Cree Breast Cancer Foundation at 955-4354 State Civil At its Dec 14 meeting the State Civil Judicial Procedures Com' mittee considered locations and plans for the Civil Trial Bench- Bar Conference. which wilt be held later this year. Committee Chair Stanley B. Edelstein alo initiated a discus- sion of a priposal to write Corm prehensive changes to the local civil rules These changes would then be coinsdered by the Board of Judges Bar Foundation voting Jan. 26 The Philadelphia Bar Founda tion has scheduled 1s annual meeting for the li4 rlection of its officers and of members of its Board of Trusters for Wednesday. Jan 26i. at I p i. The election will be hel in the Board Room at Bar Headqufarters All Bar Foundation memtrs and trustees are invited to attend this important meeting and elec- tion More information about this election meeting may be obtained by calling the Bar Foundation at 238-6347, Bar Reporter Phlldidelphla bar twxia America's children at risk: Bar joins agenda for action by Craig Giangiulio ..... ,;I' ' .' dr.ouder it. i of poverty by enttlerno Iriwe 7, percent of people A I'd b)~ e A'' ' L- I' It I g,,rli A n~'r ''~ , fggrinbothar Jr . gathered at Bar Headquarters on Des 6 to urge the b-gal community to fight the increasing I'vels of poverty and despair jeopardiz rig America's young people Specifically, the panel noted the w -Ial and economic problems plaangrg thildren and presented a reform pr, osal as outlined in the ABA's July 1r riport. 'America's Children at Risk A National Agenda for Legal Action Th. panel also examined the Association plan to aid local children, which Chan cellor lawrence I Beaser wants implement this year Other panelists were Catherine I Ross, vice chair of the ABA*s Working Group on Unmet Legal Needs of Chl dren. and Frank P Cerone and Mr Gay Scanlon, co-chairs of i1 Association's Legal Rights of Childr Committee Juvenile Law Center F ecutive Director Bob Schwartz served as the panel's moderator Through compiling the report. the AlA's working group. chaired by Higginbotham and composed of 39 aw- r-rs and jwrigs ha exai nedway thjt ,-r. the-orranseri '' r lIon Is m e 65 It it Jan. M rganuaailnal meeting. th, lIard ,f touernrs iet toard member Jami HintM (t-rcond from left) as chsar and Board member Charise A. lithe Iright) as %ice chair. Welcoming them to their new posts are Chancelktr-Elect Abraham C. Reich (left) and Chancellor Lawrence J. Wer (sn-nd from right) Board supports revised abuse act, opposes divorce rule proposals by Robert Nigro fOn D) 1o, th' foard ot Governors unanimously adopted a Family Law Section resolution supporting House Bill 1717. which would amend the state's Protection from Abuse Act 'he Board also unanimously opposed proposed changes to the Pennsylvania rules concerning bifureation in divorce ac- tions and appointed Rorer Asset Mao' agers to develop and implrment an in vestment policy for certain Association funds Margaret Kilaw of the Family Law Section summarized the section's resolution endorsing the bill's amend' ments to the abuse act he bill includes a proposal to create a statewide regis- vn Sr pr'r.n nrr'o rnch6<St hion and clarii-ficans of Ih 0 - custody and support provisions The amendments also would prohibit the issuance of mutual protection or dee, which in practice. Klaw said. 'nul lifies much of the effectiveness of protection orders The bill permits the extension of protection orders for peri- ods longer than a year if plaintiffs show that there is a continuing risk of harm. Ilaw stated, however, that the se- tion does not endorse the bilfs exten sion of the defintion of abuse to include a course of conduct which demon- strates an intent to cause substantial emotional distress to the plaintiff That language would likely be challenged in court. Klaw said, because the act s in- tent is to ease er Paite emergency or d-r, 11 inb < rikrs 0.d -n 1h, a panded difinition areried ou(. thy could lead to an abuser's removal from a residence and his or her arrest. Klaw said She added that such action could create due pruwcess problems later The state legislature is considering the bilL Next. Elizabeth Bennett of the Fam ily Law Section urged the Board to ap prove a resolution opposing the pro- posed amendments to the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure Relating to Bifurcation in Divorce Actions, as set forth in October 1993 The secton's resolutin states that the amendments would provide for auso matic bifurcation in divorce actions This means that economic issues are post- ro.hw.d on pAg 7)

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