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.

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Terms Used In Iowa Code 252K.701

  • Child: includes but shall not be limited to a stepchild, foster child, or legally adopted child and means a child actually or apparently under eighteen years of age, and a dependent person eighteen years of age or over who is unable to maintain the person's self and is likely to become a public charge. See Iowa Code 252A.2
  • Department: means the department of health and human services. See Iowa Code 249L.2
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. “Central authority” means the entity designated by the United States or a foreign country described in section 252K.102, subsection 5, paragraph “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 252K.102, subsection 5, paragraph “d”.
 4. “Direct request” means a petition for support filed by an individual in a tribunal of this state in a proceeding involving an obligee, obligor, or a child residing outside the United States.
 5. “Foreign central authority” means the entity designated by a foreign country described in section 252K.102, subsection 5, paragraph “d”, to perform the functions specified in the convention.
 6. “Foreign support agreement”:

 a. Means an agreement for support in a record that:

 (1) Is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin.
 (2) Has been formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal or authenticated by, or concluded, registered, or filed with a foreign tribunal.
 (3) May be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal.
 b. “Foreign support agreement” 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.