{"data":{"id":"us-id/idaho-code-7-1059","jurisdiction":"us-id","citation":"Idaho Code § 7-1059","heading":"definitions.","body":"As used in sections 7-1059 through 7-1071, Idaho Code:\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 7-1002(5)(d), Idaho Code, 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 7-1002(5)(d), Idaho Code.\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 7-1002(5)(d), Idaho Code, to perform the functions specified in the convention.\n(6) \"Foreign support agreement\" means:\n(a) 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:\n1. Formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal; or\n2. 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 7 SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS","CHAPTER 10 UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title7/t7ch10/sect7-1059/","current_through":"2026 Legislative Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T11:16:27Z","sha256":"7b69083aea1005539d01071c3f47cc0199df34ef33ad1ed0b58839ccb1d9abf5","source_id":"us-id","stale":false,"prev":"us-id/idaho-code-7-1058","next":"us-id/idaho-code-7-1060"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}