Tex.
Fam. Code Section 159.701
Definitions
(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 159.102(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 159.102(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 159.102(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:(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(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:
Section 159.701 — Definitions, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.159.htm#159.701 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
