§ 36-5-2701. Part definitions.

TN Code § 36-5-2701 (2019) (N/A)

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(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.

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