Oregon Statutes 110.645 – Definitions
As used in ORS § 110.645 to 110.669:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 110.645
- Child: means an individual, whether over or under the age of majority, who is or is alleged to be owed a duty of support by the individual's parent or who is or is alleged to be the beneficiary of a support order directed to the parent. See Oregon Statutes 110.503
- Convention: means the Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance, concluded at The Hague on November 23, 2007. See Oregon Statutes 110.503
- Foreign country: means a country, or a political subdivision of a country, other than the United States, that authorizes the issuance of support orders and:
(a) That has been declared under the law of the United States to be a foreign reciprocating country;
(b) That has established a reciprocal arrangement for child support with this state as provided in ORS § 110. See Oregon Statutes 110.503
- Foreign tribunal: includes a competent authority under the Convention. See Oregon Statutes 110.503
- Obligor: means an individual, or the estate of a decedent, that:
(a) Owes or is alleged to owe a duty of support;
(b) Is alleged but has not been adjudicated to be a parent of a child;
(c) Is liable under a support order; or
(d) Is a debtor in a proceeding under ORS § 110. See Oregon Statutes 110.503
- Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Oregon Statutes 110.503
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, any territory or insular possession under the jurisdiction of the United States or an Indian nation or tribe. See Oregon Statutes 110.503
- Support order: means a judgment, decree, order, decision or directive, whether temporary, final or subject to modification, issued in a state or foreign country for the benefit of a child, a spouse or a former spouse, that provides for monetary support, health care, arrearages, retroactive support or reimbursement for financial assistance provided to an individual obligee in place of child support. See Oregon Statutes 110.503
- Tribunal: means a court, administrative agency or quasi-judicial entity authorized to establish, enforce or modify support orders or to determine parentage of a child. See Oregon Statutes 110.503
- United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(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 ORS § 110.503 (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 ORS § 110.503 (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 support agreement’ means:
(a) An agreement for support in a record that:
(A) Is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin;
(B) 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
(C) May be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal; and
(b) A maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the Convention.
(6) ‘United States central authority’ means the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. [2015 c.298 § 62]