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 § 36-5-2101(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 § 36-5-2101(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 § 36-5-2101(5)(D) to perform the functions specified in the Convention;
(6) “Foreign support agreement”: Means an agreement for support in a record that: Is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin;
(7) Has been:
(8) Formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal; or
(9) Authenticated by, or concluded, registered, or filed with a foreign tribunal; and
May be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal; and
Includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the Convention; and
“United States central authority” means the secretary of the United States department of health and human services.