(1) 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.
(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
(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
(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
(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.