Kentucky Statutes 407.5701 – Definitions for Article 7
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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 KRS § 407.5101(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 KRS § 407.5101(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 KRS § 407.5101(5)(d) to perform the functions specified in the Convention;
(6) “Foreign support agreement”:
(a) Means an agreement for support in a record that:
1. Is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin;
2. Has been:
a. Formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal; or
b. Authenticated by, or concluded, registered, or filed with a foreign tribunal; and
3. May be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal; and
(b) Includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the
Convention; and
(7) “United States central authority” means the Secretary of the United States
Department of Health and Human Services.
Effective: June 24, 2015
History: Repealed and reenacted 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 18, sec. 55, effective June 24,
2015. — Contingent effective date repealed 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 101, sec. 20, effective March 23, 1998. — Created 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 365, sec. 58, effective upon contingency.
(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 Kentucky Statutes 407.5701
- Foreign: when applied to a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, business trust, statutory trust, or limited liability company, includes all those incorporated or formed by authority of any other state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(2) “Central authority” means the entity designated by the United States or a foreign country described in KRS § 407.5101(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 KRS § 407.5101(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 KRS § 407.5101(5)(d) to perform the functions specified in the Convention;
(6) “Foreign support agreement”:
(a) Means an agreement for support in a record that:
1. Is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin;
2. Has been:
a. Formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal; or
b. Authenticated by, or concluded, registered, or filed with a foreign tribunal; and
3. May be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal; and
(b) Includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the
Convention; and
(7) “United States central authority” means the Secretary of the United States
Department of Health and Human Services.
Effective: June 24, 2015
History: Repealed and reenacted 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 18, sec. 55, effective June 24,
2015. — Contingent effective date repealed 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 101, sec. 20, effective March 23, 1998. — Created 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 365, sec. 58, effective upon contingency.