In Alaska Stat. § 25.25.702 – 25.25.714,

(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;

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 25.25.702

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(2) “central authority” means the entity designated by the United States or a foreign country described in Alaska Stat. § 25.25.101(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 Alaska Stat. § 25.25.101(5)(D);
(4) “direct request” means a complaint or comparable pleading 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 Alaska Stat. § 25.25.101(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;
(B) includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the convention;
(7) “United States central authority” means the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services.
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