{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-110.645","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 110.645","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in ORS 110.645 to 110.669:\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 ORS 110.503 (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 ORS 110.503 (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 support agreement” means:\n      (a) An agreement for support in a record that:\n      (A) Is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin;\n      (B) 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      (C) May be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal; and\n      (b) A maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the Convention.\n      (6) “United States central authority” means the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.","path":["03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate","11. Domestic Relations","Chapter 110 — Uniform Interstate Family Support Act"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors110.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:11Z","sha256":"7735b4cfb3d829bc633f7effb128b8d601709a04f0a3bd31b5a6ce4d847c7b15","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-110.641","next":"us-or/ors-110.647"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}