{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-88.70111","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 88.70111","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this part, the term:\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 s. 88.1011(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 s. 88.1011(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 s. 88.1011(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:\n1. Is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin;\n2. Has been:\na. Formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal; or\nb. Authenticated by or concluded, registered, or filed with a foreign tribunal; and\n3. 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.\nHistory.—s. 59, ch. 2011-92.","path":["CHAPTER 88 UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0000-0099/0088/0088.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:58:43Z","sha256":"ac83e0c114dc15961599f4fdc73defa204946e64d661484776292da30b9b9e9f","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-88.6161","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-88.7021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}