§ 19-11-180. Definitions

As used in this part, the term:

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”:
   1. Means an agreement for support in a record that:
      1. Is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin;
      2. Has been:
         1. Formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal; or
         2. Authenticated by, or concluded, registered, or filed with, a foreign tribunal; and
      3. May be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal; and
   2. 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.

History. Code 1981, § 19-11-180 , enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.