5 GCA § 35701: Definitions.

In this Article:

(a) 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.

(b) Central authority means the entity designated by the United States or a foreign country described in § 35102(5)(D) to perform the functions specified in the Convention.

(c) Convention support order means a support order of a tribunal of a foreign country described in § 35102(5)(D).

(d) 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.

(e) Foreign central authority means the entity designated by a foreign country described in § 35102(5)(D) to perform the functions specified in the Convention.

(f) Foreign support agreement:

(1) means an agreement for support in a record that:

(A) is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin;

(B) 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

(C) may be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal; and

(2) includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the Convention.

(g) United States central authority means the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.