United States First Circuit

Because neither the Child Support Recovery Act, 18 USC 228(a)(1), nor the Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act, 18 USC 228(a)(3), have the purpose or effect of establishing a national, uniform "family law," they do not encroach on the traditionally local concerns of family law and domestic relations.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/25/2001
• Published 10/25/2001

Judges

• STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, and STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bjorn Lange, Assistant Federal Public Defender, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Peter E. Papps, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Gretchen Leah Witt, United States Attorney, and Jean B. Weld, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.