25-9C-701. Definitions.
Terms used in this Article mean:
(1)"Application," 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," the entity designated by the United States or a foreign country described in subsection 25-9C-102(5)(d) to perform the functions specified in the Convention;
(3)"Convention support order," a support order of a tribunal of a foreign country described in subsection 25-9C-102(5)(d);
(4)"Direct request," 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," the entity designated by a foreign country described in subsection 25-9C-102(5)(d) to perform the functions specified in the Convention;
(6)"Foreign support agreement,":
(a)An agreement for support in a record that:
(i)Is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin;
(ii)Has been:
(I)Formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal; or
(II)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;
(7)"United States central authority," the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
Source: SL 2015, ch 148, §701.