§ 20-4-201 — Definitions

(a) As used in this article:
(i) "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;
(ii) "Central authority" means the entity designated
by the United States or a foreign country described in W.S.
20-4-140(a)(xxviii) to perform the functions specified in the
convention, as defined in W.S. 20-4-140(a)(xxvii);
(iii) "Convention support order" means a support
order of a tribunal of a foreign country described in W.S.
20-4-140(a)(xxviii);
(iv) "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;
(v) "Foreign central authority" means the entity
designated by a foreign country described in W.S.
20-4-140(a)(xxviii) to perform the functions specified in the
convention;
(vi) "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:
(1) Formally drawn up or registered as
an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal; or
(2) 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.
(vii) "United States central authority" means the
secretary of the United States department of health and human
services.