{"data":{"id":"us-mt/40-5-1073","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"40-5-1073","heading":"Definitions.","body":"In 40-5-1073 through 40-5-1085:\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 40-5-1002(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 40-5-1002(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 40-5-1002(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(A) formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal; or\n(B) 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 40. FAMILY LAW","CHAPTER 5. ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT","Part 10. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0400/chapter_0050/part_0100/section_0730/0400-0050-0100-0730.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:58Z","sha256":"57a999186f613a3c198640a9ef9077b9170502d2865dc0a37b0a23225c5e045e","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/40-5-1071","next":"us-mt/40-5-1074"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}