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.