April 24, 2001



Linda D. Elrod, Esq., Section Chair
Section of Family Law
American Bar Association
750 North Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60611

Dear Ms. Elrod:

Thank you for involving me in last week's meeting of the Council of the Family Law Section in Kansas City, Missouri. I appreciated your invitation and the opportunity to present the National Council of Child Support Directors' (NCCSD) position on private access as the Council considers an amended recommendation to the American Bar Association's (ABA) resolution on this topic.

As I testified, the NCCSD appreciates the difficult task before the Council and the ABA and stands ready to assist you. I found it particularly helpful to be a part of last week's meeting to more fully understand the underlying rationale and intent of the resolution and believe that new understanding will help us work together more effectively toward a mutually beneficial resolution. I understand that you have appointed an ad hoc committee to review and redraft the resolution with an eye to presenting it in August 2001 before the full ABA, and we stand ready to assist with that work, as well.

As President of the NCCSD, I want to underscore the Council's intent to work with you, but must reiterate that, as you heard during Friday's testimony, any in-clusion, real or perceived, current or future, of unregu-lated child support collection agencies in private access provisions presents insurmountable barriers to moving forward.

Again, thank you for involving the NCCSD in this important work. I look forward to working with you. My private number is (804)692-1503, and I encourage you to call me if I may provide any assistance.

Sincerely,


Nathaniel L. Young, Jr., President
National Council of Child Support
Directors