Missouri Revised Statutes













Chapter 454

Enforcement of Support Law

←454.1677

Section 454.1680.1

454.1683→

August 28, 2015

Definitions.

454.1680. In this Article, sections 454.1680 to 454.1716:



(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 454.1503(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 454.1503(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 454.1503(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.



(L. 2011 H.B. 260)



Contingent effective date, see § 454.1728







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