Part Definitions

1. Law
2. Tennessee Code
3. Domestic Relations
4. Alimony and Child Support
5. Support Proceeding Under Convention
6. Part Definitions

In this part:

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”:
   1. Means an agreement for support in a record that:
      1. Is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin;
      2. 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

May be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal; and

Includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the Convention; and

“United States central authority” means the secretary of the United States department of health and human services.

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