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  2. Mississippi Code
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  5. Support Proceeding Under Convention
  6. Definitions

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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 Section 93-25-102(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 Section 93-25-102(5)(D).
  4. "Direct request" means a complaint 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 Section 93-25-102(5)(D) to perform the functions specified in the Convention.
  6. "Foreign support agreement":
  7. "United States central authority" means the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

Means an agreement for support in a record that:

Is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin;

Has been:

Formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal; or

Authenticated by, or concluded, registered, or filed with a foreign tribunal; and

May be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal; and

Includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the Convention.


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