North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 52C. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act § 52C-7-701. Definitions

(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 G.S. 52C-1-101(3a)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 G.S. 52C-1-101(3a)d.

(4) “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.

(5) “Foreign central authority” means the entity designated by a foreign country described in G.S. 52C-1-101(3a)d. to perform the functions specified in the Convention.

(6) “Foreign support agreement” means an agreement for support in a record that:

The term 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.