FROM THE STUDENT STAFF PUBLICATION UPDATE It is an exciting time to be a managing editor of Family Court Review (FCR). As FCR enters into its 50th volume, it is an honor for theVolume 50 student staff to lead the charge toward another 50 years of FCR issues. There are two new features to look forward to starting in the next issue of FCR. First, we are providing authors with the opportunity to have their articles published earlier and to a wider audience through an electronic publication feature called Early View. Through Early View, articles will be published online through Wiley-Blackwell, one month in advance of the print issue. Early View is optional and requires authors to submit their final manuscripts on an earlier editing schedule. Information on how to cite an Early View article will be located under its “additional information” feature on the Wiley-Blackwell Web site. TheApril 2012 issue will be the first to provide Early View. Thank you to our publishers at Wiley-Blackwell for working with us to implement this new feature. Second, FCR articles will now include “Key Points for the Family Court Community.” The “points” will appear under the article’s abstract. Authors will list three to four bullet points about what their article addresses. Readers skimming through FCR articles will be able to look at the key points to determine whether they should continue to read a particular article. This feature provides a personal touch to FCR articles and lets authors reach out even more directly with the FCR audience. An editorial update is not complete without sharing a bit about the student staff. The FCR student staff is made up of a diverse and talented group of second- and third-year law students. The staff work hard juggling school, work, and journal responsibilities to publish great FCR issues time after time. I am particularly proud of this year’s staff for leading the charge in implementing these new FCR features. They have truly made their mark on FCR publication history. The job of a managing editor never ends and the days leading up to submitting the final articles causes nerves I cannot even describe. However, it is a rewarding position and one that I am very proud to have because of the opportunity I have to work with such talented advocates. On behalf of the Volume 50 student staff, we look forward to continuing the FCR tradition of publishing leading issues in family law and thank you for reading FCR. Regards, Trinh Tran Managing Editor Family Court Review, Volume 50 Hofstra Law School Hempstead, NY 11549 [email protected] FAMILY COURT REVIEW,Vol. 50 No. 1, January 2012 7 © 2012 Association of Family and Conciliation Courts

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FROM THE STUDENT STAFF

PUBLICATION UPDATE

It is an exciting time to be a managing editor of Family Court Review (FCR). As FCR enters intoits 50th volume, it is an honor for the Volume 50 student staff to lead the charge toward another 50years of FCR issues.

There are two new features to look forward to starting in the next issue of FCR. First, we areproviding authors with the opportunity to have their articles published earlier and to a wider audiencethrough an electronic publication feature called Early View. Through Early View, articles will bepublished online through Wiley-Blackwell, one month in advance of the print issue. Early View isoptional and requires authors to submit their final manuscripts on an earlier editing schedule.Information on how to cite an Early View article will be located under its “additional information”feature on the Wiley-Blackwell Web site. The April 2012 issue will be the first to provide Early View.Thank you to our publishers at Wiley-Blackwell for working with us to implement this new feature.

Second, FCR articles will now include “Key Points for the Family Court Community.” The “points”will appear under the article’s abstract. Authors will list three to four bullet points about what theirarticle addresses. Readers skimming through FCR articles will be able to look at the key points todetermine whether they should continue to read a particular article. This feature provides a personaltouch to FCR articles and lets authors reach out even more directly with the FCR audience.

An editorial update is not complete without sharing a bit about the student staff. The FCR studentstaff is made up of a diverse and talented group of second- and third-year law students. The staff workhard juggling school, work, and journal responsibilities to publish great FCR issues time after time.I am particularly proud of this year’s staff for leading the charge in implementing these new FCRfeatures. They have truly made their mark on FCR publication history.

The job of a managing editor never ends and the days leading up to submitting the final articlescauses nerves I cannot even describe. However, it is a rewarding position and one that I am very proudto have because of the opportunity I have to work with such talented advocates.

On behalf of the Volume 50 student staff, we look forward to continuing the FCR tradition ofpublishing leading issues in family law and thank you for reading FCR.

Regards,Trinh TranManaging EditorFamily Court Review, Volume 50Hofstra Law SchoolHempstead, NY [email protected]