KRS 407.5701: Definitions for Article 7.

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 o r a foreign

country described in KRS 407.5101(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 KRS 407.5101(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 KRS 407. 5101(5)(d) to perform the functions specified in the

Convention;

(6) "Foreign support agreement":

(a) Means an agreement for support in a record that:

1. Is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin;

2. Has been:

a. Formally drawn up or regis tered as an authentic instrument by a

foreign tribunal; or

b. Authenticated by, or concluded, registered, or filed with a foreign

tribunal; and

3. May be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal; and

(b) Includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the

Convention; and

(7) "United States central authority" means the Secretary of the United States

Department of Health and Human Services.