As used in this chapter:
(1)
(a) "Child-placing agency" means a person with authority under other law of this state to identify or place a minor child for adoption.
(b) "Child-placing agency" does not include a parent of a minor child.
(2) "Custody" means the exercise of physical care and supervision of a minor child.
(3)
(a) "Intercountry adoption" means an adoption or placement for adoption of a minor child who resides in a foreign country at the time of adoption or placement.
(b) "Intercountry adoption" includes an adoption finalized in the minor child's country of residence or in a state.
(4) "Person" means an individual, estate, business or nonprofit entity, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or other legal entity.
(5) "Record" means information:
(a) inscribed on a tangible medium; or
(b) stored in an electronic or other medium and retrievable in perceivable form.
(6)
(a) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any other territory or possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(b) "State" includes a federally recognized Indian tribe.