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(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.
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(2) “Central authority” means the entity designated by the United States or a foreign country described in section 392(a)(5)(D) to perform the functions specified in the Convention.
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(3) “Convention support order” means a support order of a tribunal of a foreign country described in section 392(a)(5)(D).
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(4) “Direct request” means a petition filed by an individual in a tribunal of the Virgin Islands in a proceeding involving an obligee, obligor, or child residing outside the United States.
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(5) Foreign central authority” means the entity designated by a foreign country described in section 392(a)(5)(D) to perform the functions specified in the Convention.
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(6) “Foreign support agreement”:
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(A) means an agreement for support in a record that:
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(i) is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin;
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(ii) has been:
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(I) formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal; or
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(II) authenticated by, or concluded, registered, or filed with a foreign tribunal; and
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(III) may be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal; and
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(B) includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the Convention.
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(7) “United States central authority” means the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
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