{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-81-8-701","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 81-8-701","heading":"Definitions for part.","body":"As used in 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 Subsection 81-8-102(8)(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 Subsection 81-8-102(8)(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 Subsection 81-8-102(8)(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 81 Utah Domestic Relations Code","Chapter 81-8 Uniform Interstate Family Support Act","Part 81-8-7 Support Proceedings Under Convention"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title81/Chapter8/81-8-S701.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"c3fbcb195b40482847f45f2183e651c50fadaa53b576d76ef829395100fe3200","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-81-8-616","next":"us-ut/utah-code-81-8-702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}