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Family Law Editor: Sandee Coogan Pg Volume 83 u No. 20 u Aug. 11, 2012 ALSO INSIDE • Board of Governors 2013 Vacancies • Sovereignty Symposium Photo Highlights 720.932.8135 Vol. 83 — No. 20 — 8/11/2012 The Oklahoma Bar Journal 1681 At the end of the day... Who’s Really Watching Your Firm’s 401(k)? And, what is it costing you? YES NO Does your firm’s 401(k) feature no out-of-pocket fees? Does your firm’s 401(k) include professional investment fiduciary services? Is your firm’s 401(k) subject to quarterly reviews by an independent board of directors? If you answered no to any of these questions, contact the ABA Retirement Funds Program by phone (866) 812-1510, on the web at www.abaretirement.com or by email [email protected] to learn how we keep a close watch over your 401(k). Who’s Watching Your Firm’s 401(k)? The American Bar Association Members/Northern Trust Collective Trust (the “Collective Trust”) has filed a registration statement (including the prospectus therein (the “Prospectus”)) with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the offering of Units representing pro rata beneficial interests in the collective investment funds established under the Collective Trust. The Collective Trust is a retirement program sponsored by the ABA Retirement Funds in which lawyers and law firms who are members or associates of the American Bar Association, most state and local bar associations and their employees and employees of certain organizations related to the practice of law are eligible to participate. Copies of the Prospectus may be obtained by calling (866) 812-1510, by visiting the website of the ABA Retirement Funds Program at www.abaretirement.com or by writing to ABA Retirement Funds, P.O. Box 5142, Boston, MA 02206-5142. This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, or a request of the recipient to indicate an interest in, Units of the Collective Trust, and is not a recommendation with respect to any of the collective investment funds established under the Collective Trust. Nor shall there be any sale of the Units of the Collective Trust in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction. The Program is available through the Oklahoma Bar Association as a member benefit. However, this does not constitute an offer to purchase, and is in no way a recommendation with respect to, any security that is available through the Program. C12-0201-010 (2/12) 1682 The Oklahoma Bar Journal Vol. 83 — No. 20 — 8/11/2012 THEME: FAMILY LAW Editor: Sandee Coogan pg. 1758 contents Book Review Aug. 11, 2012 • Vol. 83 • No. 20 DEPARTMENTS 1684 From the President 1751 From the Executive Director 1760 Law Practice Tips 1765 Editorial Calendar 1766 Ethics/Professional Responsibility 1768 OBA Board of Governors Actions 1774 Oklahoma Bar Foundation News 1775 Young Lawyers Division 1776 Calendar FEATURES 1777 For Your Information 1687 SCRA: The Real ‘Rules of Engagement’ 1780 Bench and Bar Briefs and Its Impact in Family Law Practice 1786 In Memoriam By Phillip J. Tucker 1792 The Back Page 1699 Estate Planning Prior to, During and After Marital Dissolution By Katherine Saunders 1709 GIBBONS V. GIBBONS: The Burden of Proof for A Change of Custody Since 1968 By Treva Krivohlavek Kruger 1719 Drafting Military Orders By Virginia Henson 1727 License Revocation, Suspension and Nonissuance – Is This an Underused Tool for Child Support Enforcement? By Michelle C. Harrington pg. 1756 1731 Calculating Child Support for Symposium Military Parents Sovereignty Photo Highlights By Linda Monroe and Amy E. Wilson 1737 Shared Parenting in Oklahoma: PLUS What about Fathers? By Melissa DeLacerda, Kari Adamsons, 1753 Board of Governors 2013 Vacancies Tammy Henderson and Erinn Tucker 1756 Photo Highlights: Sovereignty 1743 Child Tax Exemptions Related to a Symposium Decree of Dissolution of Marriage By M. Shane Henry 1758 Book Review: BIG LEAGUE CITY: 1747 One Less Argument OKLAHOMA CITY’S RISE TO THE NBA By Steven L. Holloway Reviewed by Judge Allen J. Welch Vol. 83 — No. 20 — 8/11/2012 The Oklahoma Bar Journal 1683 FROM THE PRESIDENT No Summer Vacation for Busy OBA Volunteers By Cathy Christensen It is “summer time and the living is easy!” Right? Not Valerie Couch and Janet Levit, Okla- necessarily if you serve on one of the many OBA sections and homa’s female law school deans. committees. Although the sections and committees work dili- Watch for information in the bar jour- gently all throughout the year, this summer they are going above nal about the reception scheduled and beyond in their commitment to help build a better lawyer Thursday evening, Sept. 27 and make and a stronger bar association. The Oklahoma Bar Association plans to attend. has 26 committees and 24 sections offering members unique On Oct. 18, the Diversity Commit- opportunities to become involved in bar activities and areas of tee will present the first Ada Louis substantive law. I’d like to recognize a few of the committees and Sipuel Fisher Diversity Awards. Com- highlight their summer activities. mittee Chair Kara Smith, Vice Chair The Solo and Small Firm Committee, under the leadership of Marcus Bivens, and a very devoted Chair Collin Walke and Vice Chair Chuck committee have cre- Chesnut, recently presented a very success- ated a fitting event to ful conference at the Choctaw Casino Resort pay tribute to the in Durant. A new location brought with it a The work of work and accomplish- few logistical challenges to achieve regis- ments of attorneys, trants’ comfort in the CLE, at meal time and OBA members in groups and entities entertainment, or pool side at the resort. that have championed Any challenges were promptly overcome, their county bar the cause of diversity and the conference was in Oklahoma. Please superb! The committee associations, OBA join the committee offered a one-day trial col- committees and members and award lege sponsored by Okla- recipients at the Skir- homa Attorneys Mutual sections is second vin Hilton Hotel in Insurance Co. By all Oklahoma City. The accounts, the 2012 solo to none! keynote speaker for conference was a resound- the CLE presentation ing success! will be Mr. Mark Cur- riden, a legal journal- The Women in Law Committee, led by ist and attorney, who will discuss his Chair Deirdre Dexter and Vice Chair Deborah award-winning and best-selling book, Bruce, is busy planning the annual Women in Contempt of Court, about a lynching Law Conference that will be held Sept. 28 in and two lawyers who made legal his- Oklahoma City. The keynote speaker is Ms. tory and forever changed the practice Lisa Bloom, a prominent American civil rights of law. President Christensen attorney, best known as anchor of Lisa Bloom: Open Court and author of the books, Swagger Chair Judy Hamilton Morse and practices in Oklahoma City. the Professionalism Committee are Cathy@ and Think: Straight Talk for Women to Stay Smart in a Dumbed Down World. She is a legal analyst diligently planning a Professional- CathyChristensenLaw.com ism Symposium to be held Dec. 13, 405-752-5565 and TV commentator who brings an important message and will inspire the conference attend- 2012. The day will begin with break- ees. This year the Women in Law Committee is fast with the law school deans and pleased to host a reception honoring Deans cont’d on page 1750 1684 The Oklahoma Bar Journal Vol. 83 — No. 20 — 8/11/2012 OFFICERS & BOARD OF GOVERNORS Cathy M. Christensen, President, Oklahoma City James T. Stuart, President-Elect, Shawnee Peggy Stockwell, Vice President, Norman EVENTS CALENDAR Deborah A. Reheard, Immediate Past President, Eufaula AUGUST 2012 Renée DeMoss, Tulsa Gerald C. Dennis, Antlers 15 OBA Women in Law Committee meeting; 3:30 p.m.; Oklahoma Bar Glenn A. Devoll, Enid Center, Oklahoma City and Tulsa County Bar Center, Tulsa; Contact: Kimberly Hays, Tulsa O. Chris Meyers II, Lawton Dierdre Dexter 918-584-1600 D. Scott Pappas, Stillwater 16 Access to Justice Committee meeting; 10 a.m.; Oklahoma Bar Nancy S. Parrott, Oklahoma City Center, Oklahoma City and Tulsa County Bar Center, Tulsa; Contact David A. Poarch Jr., Norman Ryland L. Rivas, Chickasha Rick Rose 405-236-0478 Susan S. Shields, Oklahoma City OBA Justice Commission meeting; 2 p.m.; Oklahoma Bar Center, Bret A. Smith, Muskogee Oklahoma City; Contact Carrie Bullard 405-235-5500 Linda S. Thomas, Bartlesville Jennifer Kirkpatrick, Oklahoma City, 17 OBA Board of Governors meeting; 9 a.m.; Oklahoma Bar Center, Chairperson, OBA/Young Lawyers Division Oklahoma City; Contact John Morris Williams 405-416-7000 BAR CENTER STAFF Oklahoma Association of Black Lawyers meeting; 12 p.m.; John Morris Williams, Executive Director; Gina L. Hendryx, General Counsel; Jim Calloway, Oklahoma Bar Center, Oklahoma City; Contact Brittini Jagers Director of Management Assistance Program; 405-314-0611 Craig D. Combs, Director of Administration; Susan Krug, Director of Educational Programs; 18 OBA Real Property Law Section Title Examination Standards Beverly Petry Lewis, Administrator MCLE meeting; 10 a.m.; Stroud Conference Center, Stroud; Contact Commission; Carol A. Manning, Director of Com- Chris Smith 405-919-6876 munications; Travis Pickens, Ethics Counsel; Robbin Watson, Director of Information Technology; 21 OBA Bench and Bar Committee meeting; 12 p.m.; Oklahoma Bar Jane McConnell, Coordinator Law-related Education; Center, Oklahoma City and Tulsa County Bar Center, Tulsa; Contact
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