{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-17-701","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 9-17-701","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 § 9-17-102(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 § 9-17-102(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 § 9-17-102(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 United States Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.","path":["Title 9 Family Law","Subtitle 2. Domestic Relations","Chapter 17 Uniform Interstate Family Support Act","Article 7 Support Proceeding Under Convention"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ar.code/release78.2020.11.06/gov.ar.code.title.09.odt","current_through":"2020-11-06","vintage":"Arkansas Code Release 78 (2020-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T21:07:28Z","sha256":"1b718573a445a71d160c22d56af54197af207cf63c5ae84c2b75df3aa3892a08","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-17-616","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-17-702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}