Illinois Compiled Statutes 750 ILCS 22/701

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 Section 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).

(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) to perform the functions specified in the Convention.

(6) “Foreign support agreement”:

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State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
United States: may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

(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:
(I) formally drawn up or registered as

an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal; or

(II) 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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