407.5701 Definitions for Article 7.
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In this Article:
(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 KRS 407.5101(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 KRS 407.5101(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 KRS 407.5101(5)(d) to perform the functions specified in the
Convention;
(6)"Foreign support agreement":
(a)Means an agreement for support in a record that:
1. Is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin;
2. Has been:
a. Formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a
foreign tribunal; or
b. Authenticated by, or concluded, registered, or filed with a foreign
tribunal; and
3. May be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal; and
(b)Includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the
Convention; and
(7)"United States central authority" means the Secretary of the United States
Department of Health and Human Services.