42 U.S.C. § 11602 : US Code - Section 11602: Definitions

Search 42 U.S.C. § 11602 : US Code - Section 11602: Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter -
(1) the term "applicant" means any person who, pursuant to the
Convention, files an application with the United States Central
Authority or a Central Authority of any other party to the
Convention for the return of a child alleged to have been
wrongfully removed or retained or for arrangements for organizing
or securing the effective exercise of rights of access pursuant
to the Convention;
(2) the term "Convention" means the Convention on the Civil
Aspects of International Child Abduction, done at The Hague on
October 25, 1980;
(3) the term "Parent Locator Service" means the service
established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under
section 653 of this title;
(4) the term "petitioner" means any person who, in accordance
with this chapter, files a petition in court seeking relief under
the Convention;
(5) the term "person" includes any individual, institution, or
other legal entity or body;
(6) the term "respondent" means any person against whose
interests a petition is filed in court, in accordance with this
chapter, which seeks relief under the Convention;
(7) the term "rights of access" means visitation rights;
(8) the term "State" means any of the several States, the
District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or
possession of the United States; and
(9) the term "United States Central Authority" means the agency
of the Federal Government designated by the President under
section 11606(a) of this title.