§ 36-5-2701 — Part definitions

In this part: (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 § 36-5-2101(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 § 36-5-2101(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 § 36-5-2101(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: (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 (iii) 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.

Legislative History

Acts 2010, ch. 901, § 1.