Alaska Statutes.
Title 25. Marital and Domestic Relations
Chapter 25. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
Section 702. Definitions.
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AS 25.25.702. Definitions.

In AS 25.25.702 - 25.25.714,
        (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 AS 25.25.101(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 AS 25.25.101(5)(D);
        (4) “direct request” means a complaint or comparable pleading 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 AS 25.25.101(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 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; and
                  (iii) may be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal;
             (B) includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the convention;
        (7) “United States central authority” means the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services.

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