{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-19-11-180","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 19-11-180","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 subparagraph (D) of paragraph (5) of Code Section 19-11-101 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 subparagraph (D) of paragraph (5) of Code Section 19-11-101.\n(4) “Direct request” means a petition filed by an individual in a tribunal of Georgia 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 subparagraph (D) of paragraph (5) of Code Section 19-11-101 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":["TITLE 19 Domestic Relations","CHAPTER 11 Enforcement of Duty of Support","Article 3 Uniform Interstate Family Support Act","PART 7 Determination of Parentage"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.19.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"f8c4173383921fd891af5cd09d247758e82d0c7756fac9560fa52fec8251596e","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-19-11-175","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-19-11-181"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}