2020 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 43. Marriage and Family
§43-601-701. Definitions
In this article:
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 paragraph d of subsection 5 of Section 601-102 of this title 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 paragraph d of subsection 5 of Section 601-102 of this title;
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;
5. "Foreign central authority" means the entity designated by a foreign country described in paragraph d of subsection 5 of Section 601-102 of this title to perform the functions specified in the Convention;
6. "Foreign support agreement":
- a.means an agreement for support in a record that:
- (1)is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin,
- (2)has been:
- (a)formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal, or
- (b)authenticated by or concluded, registered or filed with a foreign tribunal,
- (3)may be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal, and
- b.includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the convention; and
7. "United States central authority" means the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 160, § 48, eff. Sept. 1, 1994. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 273, § 2, emerg. eff. May 25, 1995; Laws 2004, c. 367, § 42, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2015, c. 104, § 52, eff. Nov. 1, 2015; Laws 2016, c. 148, § 24, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
