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2020 Tennessee Code
Title 36 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 5 - Alimony and Child Support
Part 27 - Support Proceeding Under Convention
§ 36-5-2701. Part Definitions
Universal Citation: TN Code § 36-5-2701 (2020)
In this part:
- “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;
- “Central authority” means the entity designated by the United States or a foreign country described in § 36-5-2101(5)(D) to perform the functions specified in the Convention;
- “Convention support order” means a support order of a tribunal of a foreign country described in § 36-5-2101(5)(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;
- “Foreign central authority” means the entity designated by a foreign country described in § 36-5-2101(5)(D) to perform the functions specified in the Convention;
- “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:
- Means an agreement for support in a record that:
- Formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal; or
- Authenticated by, or concluded, registered, or filed with a foreign tribunal; and
May be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal; and
Includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the Convention; and
“United States central authority” means the secretary of the United States department of health and human services.
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