{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-454.1680","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 454.1680","heading":"Definitions.","body":"In this Article, sections 454.1680 to 454.1716:\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 454.1503(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 section 454.1503(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 section 454.1503(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:\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 XXX - DOMESTIC RELATIONS","Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=454.1680","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"2af39403c732b661baa68f341d4e98aa9b20f8d68681924ab927983f60540dc7","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-454.1677","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-454.1683"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}