§ 5700.701
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In this chapter:
(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 Section 5700.102(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 Section 5700.102(5)(D).
(4)“Direct request” means a petition 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 Section 5700.102(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:
(I)formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal; or
(II)authenticated by, or concluded, registered, or filed with a foreign tribunal; and
(iii)may be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal; and
(B)includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the Convention.
(7)“United States central authority” means the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.