1975, October, Pg. 2077. FAMILY LAW NEWSLETTER.

4 Colo.Law. 2077

Colorado Lawyer

1975.

1975, October, Pg. 2077.

FAMILY LAW NEWSLETTER

2077Vol. 4, No. 10, Pg. 2077FAMILY LAW NEWSLETTERBar Convention ProgramThe Family Law Section program at the Colorado Bar Convention will be presented on the Saturday morning of the convention, so that members who cannot attend the entire convention may be able to come to at least this one meeting. As usual, this will be a program not to be missed!

8:30-9:00: Business Meeting. Family Law Section will elect officers. Coffee and rolls will be available throughout.

9:00-10:45: Skit and Demonstration. This program concerns the use (and misuse) of mental health experts in child custody cases. It is brought to you by the same irrepressible group responsible in past years for the Great Cambridge Debates and other instructive hilarity. Joining us for the first time this year is an interdisciplinary committee made up of mental health workers, medical personnel, and attorneys, formed for the purpose of improving the way in which mental health and "best interest" testimony is presented and utilized in family law cases. This will be the first program presented by the committee, and it promises to be invaluable.

11:00-12:30: Film: Titicut Follies. This portion of the program is co-sponsored by the Mental Health Committee of the Bar Association under the chairmanship of Bruce Flossic. This prize-winning expose of our mental hospital system is a must for anyone who deals with questions of insanity pleas or mental health in his practice.

Report from Montreal

Section Chairman Jerry Snyder, Jim Bayer and Judge Jean Jaccobucci were among those attending the ABA convention programs in family law, and report on some of the topics discussed there:

Tax and Family Law. Denver attorney Constance Hauver was among the panel members presenting a discussion of new tax considerations in the drafting of property settlements. Some topics of discussion included capital gains aspects of the transfer of realty, the use and misuse of alimony trusts, and the provisions for discovery in the Pension Reform Act of

1973.Federal Garnishment and Federal Support Collection Acts. New federal laws now permit the garnishment of U.S. Government checks for child support obligations. This will permit judgments to be paid out of payroll checks for servicemen and other persons on the government...