{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-36-5-2701","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-5-2701","heading":"Part definitions","body":"In this part: (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; (2) \"Central authority\" means the entity designated by the United States or a foreign country described in § 36-5-2101(5)(D) to perform the functions specified in the Convention; (3) \"Convention support order\" means a support order of a tribunal of a foreign country described in § 36-5-2101(5)(D) ; (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; (5) \"Foreign central authority\" means the entity designated by a foreign country described in § 36-5-2101(5)(D) to perform the functions specified in the Convention; (6) \"Foreign support agreement\": (A) Means an agreement for support in a record that: (i) Is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin; (ii) 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 (iii) May be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal; and (B) Includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the Convention; and (7) \"United States central authority\" means the secretary of the United States department of health and human services. Acts 2010, ch. 901, § 1.\nIn this part:\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 § 36-5-2101(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 § 36-5-2101(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 § 36-5-2101(5)(D) to perform the functions specified in the Convention;\n(6) \"Foreign support agreement\": (A) Means an agreement for support in a record that: (i) Is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin; (ii) 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 (iii) May be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal; and (B) Includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the Convention; and\n(A) Means an agreement for support in a record that: (i) Is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin; (ii) 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 (iii) May be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal; and\n(i) Is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin;\n(ii) 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\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; and\n(7) \"United States central authority\" means the secretary of the United States department of health and human services.","path":["TN Code","Title 36","Chapter 5"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"9e2054a30a9ba66439ca6a6adeed474b4a8abea283d99154e205c605db6833f2","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-36-5-2616","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-36-5-2702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}