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Show A8 The Times-lndependen- Thursday, July 24, 1980 t, Conference on families programs, dependent care e jobs options and d with pay and operate and maintain part-tim- small businesses and family farms. The marriage pro-rate- benefits. Federal, state penalty tax should be and local tax incentives to eliminated by allowing, encourage employers to married couples to elect to adopt these policies file income taxes either should be encouraged. It is recommended by jointly or separately. Revise tax code to the WHCF that each state procedures and territory consider the encourage strengthening the Amer- establishment of a profesican families: allowing sionally recognized spemarried couples to choose to file jointly or separately without penalty; provide tax credit for home care of elderly or infirm; eliminate inheritance tax on assets passing to family members; index personal income tax. cialty court in family law to deal only with legal matters affecting the fam- ily, such as divorce, visita- custody, support, tion, adoption, child abuse and juvenile matters and since this field requires special knowledge, comand passion and cultural sensi- Business, labor government should encourage and implement tivity, the judges and direct service personnel should receive special training and remain in the court for an extended period of time. Children have a right to a stable, permanent loving family. When families fail to meet this ideal, employment opportunities and personnel policies that enable persons to hold jobs while maintaining a strong family life. personnel d policies can result in reduced absenteeism, greater productivity and decreased stress. Toward such desireable ends there is a need for creative government policies should recognize and encourage a vital spectrum of services, especially development of such work through the private secarrangements as flextime, tor. The federal governflexible leave policies for ment should not endorse both sexes, any one service as a job-shari- ng system, for resolving dispanacea, but encourage all services to be made putes and strengthening available according to the families, that such services conneeds of children and families. Foster home sider family cultural diffcare, group homes, chil- erences; that families drens homes, treatment exercise in resolving divorce centers and adoption are equally valid alternatives related issues such as depending on the needs custody, visitation and reconciliation possibilitithey serve. The government should strengthen es; where reconciliation is the private sector by tax not possible, to help the incentives for charitable family become a viable communicative unit to giving. We urge federal, state ensure effective parenting and local governments to and adjustpost-divor- ce support the voluntary ments, that whenever sector by: allowing income tax deductions for personal expenses incurred in volunteer work on the same basis as deductions are allowed for expenses incurred in business, industry and government; encouraging charitable appropriate, joint custody be explored; and that increased divorce filing fees fund the service. SUMMER CAMP Miss Carol Crossland is spending the summer as a counselor at Trefoil Girl Scout Camp in Provo Canyon. This is her standard deduction to second year as a counselor, having served at itemize their contribuCloud Rim last year as tions. assistant counselor in Regarding contributions by allowing taxpayers who use the court-connect- court-connect- ed Gary and Patricia Holy-oa- k and five of their seven children are enjoying a few days vacation at the family cabin in the LaSals. 11 .a gift subscription to tm0 3 nil epcnii ent -- Pictures of your friends and neighbors Editorial opinions on local matters by-loca- . BY BEAUTIFUL SQUARE FOOT, YOU CAN'T FIND A BETTER HOUSING BUY. 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