DR conference participants (Back l-r) Wayne Bennett, Ralph Treat, James Gallagher, and James Knowles; (Front l-r) James Welkie, Roberta Binderman, Amy Goldman, James Giedemann, and Fred Keller

Eastern DRAP a Success

The Domestic Relations Division hosted the Domestic Relations Association of Pennsylvania (DRAP) 1998 Eastern Training Conference on June 16 and 17. Family Court Administrative Judge Paul P. Panepinto and Margaret T. McKeown, Esquire, Court Administrator of the Domestic Relations Division, welcomed the attendees who included line staff, supervisors, managers, attorneys, and judges from Philadelphia, Allegheny, Berks, Bradford, Chester, Cumberland, Delaware, Huntingdon, Jefferson, Lackawanna, Lancaster, and Lehigh Counties, as well as representatives from the federal, state, and local welfare departments and the Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Bar Associations. FJD Court Administrator Joseph J. DiPrimio, Esquire, a Past President of DRAP, was also in attendance at the Conference.

The Conference was enhanced by the contributions of many interesting and distinguished speakers, including Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Sandra Schultz Newman, Mayor Edward G. Rendell, Deputy Secretary of Welfare Sherri Z. Heller, and Director of the Bureau of Child Support Enforcement Daniel N. Richard. Conference attendees were provided with presentations on such timely topics as: Welfare Reform; implementation of the state-wide computer system PACSES; upcoming changes in the Rules of Civil Procedure; and the new Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.

All of the hard work of the members of the Family Division DRAP committees resulted in a very enjoyable and informative conference.