(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 K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 23-36,102(e)(4), and amendments thereto, 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 K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 23-36,102(e)(4), and amendments thereto.(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 K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 23-36,102(e)(4), and amendments thereto, to perform the functions specified in the convention.(f) “Foreign support agreement”:
(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.
K.S.A. 23-36,701
Amended by L. 2015, ch. 64,§ 57, eff. 7/1/2015.L. 1994, ch. 301, § 78; July 1.
