2025 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate
Chapter 110 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
Section 110.645 - Definitions.
As used in ORS 110.645 to 110.669:
(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 ORS 110.503 (5)(d) 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 ORS 110.503 (5)(d).
(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 support agreement" means:
(a) 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
(b) A maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the Convention.
(6) "United States central authority" means the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. [2015 c.298 §62]
