{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "fca", "section": "580-701", "citation": "FCA § 580-701", "heading": "Definitions", "text": ["§ 580-701. Definitions. In this part:", "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 paragraph (iv) of subdivision five of section 580-102 of this article 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 paragraph (iv) of subdivision five of section 580-102 of this article.", "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 paragraph (iv) of subdivision five of section 580-102 of this article to perform the functions specified in the Convention.", "6. \"Foreign support agreement\":", "(i) means an agreement for support in a record that:", "(a) is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin;", "(b) 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", "(c) may be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal; and", "(ii) 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."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/FCT/580-701", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "Terms for the **Convention** (the 2007 Hague child-support Convention): **\"application\"** (a request through a **central authority**), **\"central authority\"**, **\"Convention support order\"**, **\"direct request\"** (an individual's petition in NY involving someone abroad), **\"foreign central authority\"**, **\"foreign support agreement\"**, and **\"United States central authority\" = the Secretary of U.S. Health and Human Services.**", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/fca/580-701", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}