Amicus Announcement

THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT IS SOLICITING AMICUS BRIEFS OR MEMORANDA FROM INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE FOLLOWING MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE COURT
ARGUMENT IS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 2007

AMICUS SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE ON OR BEFORE JUNE 4, 2007.

SJC-09924
Patty Jane Draper v. Andrew Kevin Burke

In this action for modification of a foreign child support order, the issue is subject matter jurisdiction, specifically the interplay between G. L. c. 209D and 28 U.S.C. § 1738B, where the parties were married and had children in Massachusetts and subsequently divorced in Oregon, the mother and children returning to Massachusetts and the father remaining in Idaho.

Interested parties may file their briefs in the Office of the Clerk for the Commonwealth, John Adams Courthouse, Suite 1-400, Pemberton Square, Boston MA 02108-1724 (Telephone 617-557-1020). Parties filing amicus briefs are expected to comply with the requirements of Rules 17, 19 and 20 of Mass. Rules of Appellate Procedure. Amicus briefs, to assist the court, should focus on the ramifications of a decision and not solely on the interests of the parties filing such briefs.

Susan Mellen, Clerk

February 22, 2007