{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fam-5700.701","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FAM § 5700.701","heading":"","body":"In this chapter:\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 5700.102(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 5700.102(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 5700.102(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":["Family Code - FAM","DIVISION 9. SUPPORT [3500. - 5700.905.]","PART 6. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act [5700.101. - 5700.905.]","CHAPTER 7. Support Proceeding Under Convention [5700.701. - 5700.713.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"d992386ead22afeea6ef961e0fc6780feaa3e9804cbe1ec480623f32d990e3b1","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fam-5700.616","next":"us-ca/fam-5700.702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}