Section 25-9C-701 - DefinitionsTerms 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.Added by S.L. 2015, ch. 148,s. 701, eff. 7/1/2015.