{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-398","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-398","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this section and sections 46b-399 to 46b-410, inclusive:\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 to perform the functions specified in the Convention.\n(3) “Convention support order” means a support order of a tribunal of a foreign country.\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 support agreement” means (A) an agreement for support in a record that (i) is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin; (ii) has been (I) formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal; or (II) authenticated by, or concluded, registered or filed with a foreign tribunal; and (iii) may be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal; and (B) a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the Convention.\n(6) “United States central authority” means the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.","path":["TITLE 46b. FAMILY LAW","CHAPTER 817. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT","PART VII. SUPPORT PROCEEDING UNDER CONVENTION"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_817.htm#sec_46b-398","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:16Z","sha256":"2b1ab3ebf2dd120f828eed5c3a8e4b24aa1a54d8cf4a2cbc6bb4684d0f68ed04","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-395-to-46b-397","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-399"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}