Definitions. In this Article:

(a)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.

(b)Central authority means the entity designated by the United States or a foreign country described in § 35102(5)(D) to perform the functions specified in the Convention.

(c)Convention support order means a support order of a tribunal of a foreign country described in § 35102(5)(D).

(d)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.

(e)Foreign central authority means the entity designated by a foreign country described in § 35102(5)(D) to perform the functions specified in the Convention.

(f)Foreign support agreement: COL1242015 CH. 35 UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT

(1)means an agreement for support in a record that:

(A)is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin;

(B)has been:

(i)formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal; or

(ii)authenticated by, or concluded, registered, or filed with a foreign tribunal; and

(C)may be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal; and

(2)includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the Convention.

(g)United States central authority means the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.