Colorado Code § 14-5-701

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(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 14-5-102 (3.3)(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 14-5-102 (3.3)(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 14-5-102 (3.3)(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.

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