index to the pennsylvania family lawyer volumes 1-32 compiled by ...

PREFACEPeriodicals serve an important service to its readership because they provide current information forthe reader. As Jack Rounick, first editor of the Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, stated in the first issue: “FamilyLaw, the stepchild of the Courts, probably represents the fastest changing area of law before us today.” Thepassage of the Divorce Act of 1980 and its subsequent amendments resulted in major changes in family law,especially in divorce, where for the first time the principle of equitable distribution was introduced to benchand bar of the Commonwealth. Having published the early cases of the Court of Common Pleas of AlleghenyCounty, i.e., Allegheny County Divorce Decisions, I can certainly appreciate Rounick’s above-quotedstatement. Now twenty years later, the Pennsylvania Family Lawyer has served the members of the practicingbar as an excellent publication. Providing summaries of new court decisions and analytical comments by theeditors (Rounick, Bertin, etc.), articles by leading practitioners, and shorter pieces concerning ongoinglegislation and other events, the section has received an important tool to keep abreast of recent developments.David Pollock, your esteemed editor, approached me about providing an index the PennsylvaniaFamily Lawyer. He understood that there was no index of the periodical and that one was needed. As a lawlibrarian I have been working on various bibliographical projects (Bibliography of PennsylvaniaLaw:Secondary Sources (1993), an Index to Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly, in preparation) andthought such a project worthwhile in my attempt to create ongoing bibliographies and resources for thepracticing bar and would provide me with additional citations from an important source towards publishinga larger bibliography of Pennsylvania legal periodical literature. David has proved to be an excellent advocatefor the Section and has provided great assistance to me in the preparation of this bibliography. He has reviewedthe outline of topics, suggested changes in the placement of some notes and articles, though he is notresponsible for any errors in the final bibliography.In compiling this work, I have tried to make this bibliography useful to the readership by providingan author, title, and subject listing for the case notes and articles. Titles of the case notes also have citationsto all cases reported and these cases are given with complete citations for all cases rather than the original slipopinions. A table of cases provides the volume and specific page reference to the case cited. I wish to thankJordana Greenfield, student intern from the University of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Department, for herassistance in checking an early draft of a portion of the bibliography. I have reviewed all citations, but anyerrors are of course my own fault.I hope that this bibliography serves the Section well. David has already expressed his approval of theproject by asking me to continue updating the Pennsylvania Family Lawyer on an annual basis and, of course,I agreed.Joel Fishman, B.A., M.A., M.L.S., Ph.D.Asst. Director for Lawyer ServicesDuquesne University Center for Legal Information/Allegheny County Law LibraryPittsburgh, PA 15219November 14, 2001x