{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-30-3d-701","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 30-3D-701","heading":"Definitions.","body":"In this article:\n(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.\n(2) “Central authority” means the entity designated by the United States or a foreign country described in Section 30-3D-102(5)(D) to perform the functions specified in the Convention.\n(3) “Convention support order” means a support order of a tribunal of a foreign country described in Section 30-3D-102(5)(D).\n(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.\n(5) “Foreign central authority” means the entity designated by a foreign country described in Section 30-3D-102(5)(D) to perform the functions specified in the Convention.\n(6) “Foreign support agreement”:\n(A) means an agreement for support in a record that:\n(i) is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin;\n(ii) has been:\n(I) formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal; or\n(II) authenticated by, or concluded, registered, or filed with a foreign tribunal; and\n(iii) may be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal; and\n(B) includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the Convention.\n(7) “United States central authority” means the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.","path":["Title 30 Marital and Domestic Relations.","Chapter 3D Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.","Article 7 Support Proceeding Under Convention."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=30-3D-701","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"cbbe22c65d989a7be4748ebd9e3d756675231353e8b9ad250f9ebff008ee3360","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-30-3d-616","next":"us-al/ala.-code-30-3d-702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}