West Virginia Code Chapter 48. Domestic Relations § 48-16-701. 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 section 102(5)(D) [§ 48-16-102(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 section 102(5)(D) [§ 48-16-102(5)(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 section 102(5)(D) [§ 48-16-102(5)(D)], to perform the functions specified in the convention.

(6) “Foreign support agreement:”

(7) “United States central authority” means the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.