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750 ILCS 22/701

(750 ILCS 22/701)

Sec. 701. Definitions. 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":
(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.

(Source: P.A. 99-119, eff. 1-1-16.)