(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 subparagraph (D) of paragraph (5) of Code Section 19-11-101 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 subparagraph (D) of paragraph (5) of Code Section 19-11-101.(4) “Direct request” means a petition filed by an individual in a tribunal of Georgia 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 subparagraph (D) of paragraph (5) of Code Section 19-11-101 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:
(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(iii) May be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal; and(B) Includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the convention.(7) “United States central authority” means the secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
