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Indiana Code Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law § 31-18.5-7-1

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 1. In this article:

(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 IC 31-18.5-1-2(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 IC 31-18.5-1-2(5)(D).

(4) “Direct request” means a petition filed by an individual in an Indiana tribunal in a proceeding involving:

(A) an obligee;

(B) an obligor;  or

(C) a child residing outside the United States.

(5) “Foreign central authority” means the entity designated by a foreign country described in IC 31-18.5-1-2(5)(D) to perform the functions specified in the Convention.

(6) “Foreign support agreement”:

(A) means an agreement for support in a record that:

(i) is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin;

(ii) has been 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

(iii) may be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal;  and

(B) 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.

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