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    458-A:22 Definitions. –

In this subdivision:

I. "
Petitioner
" means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child-custody determination.

II. "
Respondent
" means a person against whom a proceeding has been commenced for enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child-custody determination.

Source. 2009, 191:1, eff. Dec. 1, 2010.