(a) 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. (b) Central authority means the entity designated by the United States or a foreign country described in § 35102(5)(D) to perform the functions specified in the Convention. (c) Convention support order means a support order of a tribunal of a foreign country described in § 35102(5)(D). (d) 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. (e) Foreign central authority means the entity designated by a foreign country described in § 35102(5)(D) to perform the functions specified in the Convention. (f) Foreign support agreement:
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(1) means an agreement for support in a record that: (A) is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin; (B) 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 (C) may be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal; and (2) includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the Convention. (g) United States central authority means the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.