Board of Trustees or Board

The Trustees provided for in the Declaration of Trust establishing
the AFSCME-District Council 47 Legal Services Fund.

Consultation

Includes personal office visits or telephone conversations for the
purpose of obtaining advice on a personal legal matter or problem
confronting a Member or Dependent.

Contributing Employer

An Employer who has a collective bargaining agreement with
AFSCME - District Council 47, AFL-CIO which provides for regular
monthly payments to the AFSCME, District Council 47 Legal Ser-
vices Fund on behalf of the Employees covered by the agreement
or any other Employer accepted as a contributor by the Trustees. A
Contributing Employer also means the Union or other related enti-
ties if they determine to make monthly payments to the Trust to
provide Plan benefits to eligible Employees.

Dependent(s)

See Section IV, B of this Plan document.

Domestic relations

That branch of legal rights and duties that relate to marriage, divorce,
separation, annulment, support, custody and visitation rights and
obligations of spouses, parents and children, change of name inci-
dent to marriage, divorce or adoption, adoption of children whether
voluntary or involuntary, rights of spouses and children to be free
from abuse by parents or spouse and related matters.

Drafting

Includes initial preparation, review, revision and final preparation of
opinion letters, legal documents, pleadings, briefs, memoranda and
negotiation letters on behalf of a Member or Dependent in connec-
tion with covered services.

Member

A person employed by a Contributing Employer who is eligible for
the benefits provided by this Plan. The term Member also applies
to employees of AFSCME, District Council 47 and its related enti-
ties on whose behalf contributions are submitted to the Fund.
Member also includes retirees, retiring on or before December 31,
1998, who are within three (3) years of their retirement from the

AFSCME District Council 47 Legal Services Plan