Title: MATTER OF RAP 20(b)
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: --
State: Montana
Issuer: Montana Supreme Court
Date: September 9, 2000

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA IN RE AMENDMENT OF RULE 20(b), 1 MONTANA RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE 1 ORDER ) NOV 09 2000 This Court has determined that it is necessary to amend Rule 20(b) of the Rules of Appellate Procedure to require service of appeal briefs on the Attorney General’s office in termination of parental rights and abused, dependent or neglected children cases. Accordingly, pursuant to the authority granted this Court by Article VII, Section 2(3) of the Montana Constitution, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the following underlined language is added amending Rule 20(b) of the Rules of Appellate Procedure; such amendments shall be (b) Service of all papers required. . . . In criminal cases appealed by the defendant and in aupeals relatin? to termination of parental rights and abused, deoendent or neglected children cases, all transcripts, briefs, motions, and other papers shall be served on both the county attorney and the attorney general. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court is directed to provide copies of this Order to Greg Petesch, Code Commissioner, Legislative Services Division; to The District Court Judges of the State of Montana; to each Clerk of the District Court of the State of Montana; to James H. Goetz, Chair of the Advisory Commission on Rules of Civil and Appellate Procedure; to the Division of Child and Family Services of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services; to George Bousliman, Executive Director of the State Bar of Montana, with a request that this order be published in the next available issue of the Montana Lawyer, and be posted on the State Bar of Montana web cite (www.montanabar.org); to the Judith Meadows, State Law Librarian, with the request that she post this order on the Montana Law Library web cite (www.lawlibrary.state.mt.us); to West Group; to State Reporter Publishing Company; and to the Office of the Attorney General. 4 DATED this g-day of November, 2000. Justices 2