Section 750 ILCS 22/701 - Definitions 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 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 102(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 Section 102(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: (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" means the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Amended by P.A. 099-0119,§ 5, eff. 1/1/2016.Amended by P.A. 093-0479, § 5, eff. 1/1/2004, op. 7/1/2004.P.A. 88-550, eff. date changed from 1-1-95 to 1-1-96 by P.A. 88-691.