Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-14-203

• Foreign country: means a country, including a political subdivision thereof, other than the United States, that authorizes the issuance of support orders and:
       (5)(a) which has been declared under the law of the United States to be a foreign reciprocating country;
       (5)(b) which has established a reciprocal arrangement for child support with this state as provided in Section 78B-14-308;
       (5)(c) which has enacted a law or established procedures for the issuance and enforcement of support orders which are substantially similar to the procedures under this chapter; or
       (5)(d) in which the convention is in force with respect to the United States. See Utah Code 78B-14-102
• Initiating tribunal: means the tribunal of a state or foreign country from which a petition or comparable pleading is forwarded or in which a petition or comparable pleading is filed for forwarding to another state or foreign country. See Utah Code 78B-14-102
• Responding tribunal: means the authorized tribunal in a responding state or foreign country. See Utah Code 78B-14-102
• State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Utah Code 78B-14-102
• 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 Utah Code 78B-14-102