{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-14-5-701","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 14-5-701","heading":"Definitions.","body":"In this part 7:\n\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\n(2) \"Central authority\" means the entity designated by the United States or a foreign country described in section 14-5-102 (3.3)(D) to perform the functions specified in the Convention.\n\n(3) \"Convention support order\" means a support order of a tribunal of a foreign country described in section 14-5-102 (3.3)(D).\n\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\n(5) \"Foreign central authority\" means the entity designated by a foreign country described in section 14-5-102 (3.3)(D) to perform the functions specified in the Convention.\n\n(6) \"Foreign support agreement\":\n\n(A) Means an agreement for support in a record that:\n\n(i) Is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin;\n\n(ii) Has been:\n\n(I) Formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal; or\n\n(II) Authenticated by, or concluded, registered, or filed with a foreign tribunal; and\n\n(iii) May be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal; and\n\n(B) Includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the Convention.\n\n(7) \"United States central authority\" means the secretary of the United States department of health and human services.","path":["Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS","Article 5 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act","Part 7 - SUPPORT PROCEEDING UNDER CONVENTION"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-14.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"f2612abc15ed997f0f6f8e5397725bdef8344807ae2cc1869a8006f0e017b054","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-14-5-616","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-14-5-702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}