{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-4-30.184","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:4-30.184","heading":"Definitions.","body":"61.\tDefinitions.\nAs used in this article:\n\"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\"Central authority\" means the entity designated by the United States or a foreign country described in paragraph (4) of subsection e. of section 2 of this act to perform the functions specified in the Convention.\n\"Convention support order\" means a support order of a tribunal of a foreign country described in paragraph (4) of subsection e. of section 2 of this act.\n\"Direct request\" means an application 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\"Foreign central authority\" means the entity designated by a foreign country described in paragraph (4) of subsection e. of section 2 of this act to perform the functions specified in the Convention.\n\"Foreign support agreement\": means an agreement for support in a record that: (1) is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin; (2) has been: (a) formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal; or (b) authenticated by, or concluded, registered, or filed with a foreign tribunal; and (c) may be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal; and (3) includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the Convention.\n\"United States central authority\" means the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.\nL.2016, c.1, s.61.","path":["TITLE 2A ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"afef0aa4be3bd51be7c96d3c2395f7e4489af92a907d13f1a093bf0cd355d35b","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-4-30.183","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-4-30.185"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}