* if content DOM could not be initialized
*/
public Section appendSection(String name) {
TextSectionElement newSectionEle = null;
try {
Document doc = (Document) ((OdfFileDom) footerEle
.getOwnerDocument()).getDocument();
OdfContentDom contentDocument = doc.getContentDom();
OdfOfficeAutomaticStyles styles = contentDocument
.getAutomaticStyles();
OdfStyle style = styles.newStyle(OdfStyleFamily.Section);
StyleSectionPropertiesElement sProperties = style
.newStyleSectionPropertiesElement();