MEETING MINUTES
FAMILY LAW SECTION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
PRESENT: Judge Hilder, Louise Knauer, Rick Hummel, Russ
Minas, Stuart Ralphs, Marcie Keck, Harry Caston, Steve Gunn, Angela Fonnesbeck,
Rob Parrish, Judge Jones (by phone) Adam Caldwell (by phone), Christina
Miller (by phone)
Approval of Minutes
The minutes from the September 14 meeting were read and approved without
amendment.
Committee Reports
Monthly luncheons are going as planned. Ideas were sought for upcoming
luncheons. Spring convention planning is underway. There is a question
as to how much time will be allotted to family law issues. Not much to
report yet on the annual seminar, which is not until May 2006. There was
discussion as to whether a paid speaker should be brought in. The annual
Christmas party is being planned. CW&B may host this year. The next
newsletter is almost ready for publication and web site development is
ongoing.
Legislation & Rules Committee
The Committee is up and running. A concern was raised as to the authority
of members of the Committee to speak on behalf of the Section or even
the EC. A name and purposes statement for the committee has been generated
(Below). Stuart reported on behalf of the committee the current legislative
action affecting the practice of family law. The EC authorized the Legislation
& Rules Committee to relay the EC (not the Section) position on legislative
issues by vote at meetings or via e-mail responses. If there is a minority
view, then the concerns of the minority shall also be stated.
CLE Topics
The next CLE luncheon will be on November 10 and the topic will be UIFSA
EC Membership
Rob Parrish was introduced as the new member of the EC. He will serve
as the Guardian Ad Litem representative. Rob was made a member of the
Legislation & Rules Committee.
New Business
The Committee discussed and voted to publish on the Section web site the
minutes of the meetings of the EC. Brenda Teig of the Pro Bono Project
is invited to set up materials and be present at Section events.
Adjournment - Next Meeting
The meeting adjourned at approximately 1:30 p.m. The next meeting is set
for November 9, 2005 at noon at the Law & Justice Center.
Legislation and Rules Committee
Purposes: In compliance with Section policy and Utah
State Bar policy, advise the Legislature and Utah Supreme Court concerning
proposed legislation and rules relating to family law
issues.
In compliance with Section policy and Utah State Bar policy, to draft
proposed legislation
and rules relating to family law issues for presentation to the Legislature
or the Supreme
Court for consideration.
To monitor the agendas of Legislative Committees and Interim Committees,
monitor the
progress of filed bills, identify matters of interest to the Executive
Committee, and make
recommendations regarding positions relating to proposed family law legislation
and
rules."
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