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 paragraph d of subsection 5 of Section 601-102 of this title 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 paragraph d of subsection 5 of Section 601-102 of this title;

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 paragraph d of subsection 5 of Section 601-102 of this title 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,

(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.

Added by Laws 1994, c. 160, § 48, eff. Sept. 1, 1994. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 273, § 2, emerg. eff. May 25, 1995; Laws 2004, c. 367, § 42, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2015, c. 104, § 52, eff. Nov. 1, 2015; Laws 2016, c. 148, § 24, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.