552.2701 Definitions.Sec. 701. As used 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 section 102(e)(iv) 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 section 102(e)(iv). (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 section 102(e)(iv) to perform the functions specified in the Convention. (f) 'Foreign support agreement' means an agreement for support in a record that is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin, has been formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal, has been authenticated by, or concluded, registered, or filed with, a foreign

rder in the country of origin, has been formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal, has been authenticated by, or concluded, registered, or filed with, a foreign tribunal, and may be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal. Foreign support agreement 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. History: 2015, Act 255, Eff. Jan. 1, 2016