Sec. 25.25.702. Definitions.

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In AS 25.25.702 — 25.25.714,

(1)“application” means a request under the convention by an obligee or obligor, or on behalf of a child, made through a central authority for assistance from another central authority;

(2)“central authority” means the entity designated by the United States or a foreign country described in AS 25.25.101 (5)(D) to perform the functions specified in the convention;

(3)“convention support order” means a support order of a tribunal of a foreign country described in AS 25.25.101 (5)(D);

(4)“direct request” means a complaint or comparable pleading filed by an individual in a tribunal of this state in a proceeding involving an obligee, obligor, or child residing outside the United States;

(5)“foreign central authority” means the entity designated by a foreign country described in AS 25.25.101 (5)(D) to perform the functions specified in the convention;

(6)“foreign support agreement”

(A)means an agreement for support in a record that

(i)is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin;

(ii)has been formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal or authenticated by, or concluded, registered, or filed with, a foreign tribunal; and

(iii)may be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal;

(B)includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the convention;

(7)“United States central authority” means the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services.