Mississippi Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 93-25-102. Definitions

In this chapter:
Which has been declared under the law of the United States to be a foreign reciprocating country;
Which has established a reciprocal arrangement for child support with this state as provided in Section 93-25-308;
Which has enacted a law or established procedures for the issuance and enforcement of support orders which are substantially similar to the procedures under this chapter; or
In which the Convention is in force with respect to the United States.
An individual to whom a duty of support is or is alleged to be owed or in whose favor a support order or a judgment determining parentage of a child has been issued;
A foreign country, state, or political subdivision of a state to which the rights under a duty of support or support order have been assigned or which has independent claims based on financial assistance provided to an individual obligee in place of child support;
An individual seeking a judgment determining parentage of the individual's child; or
A person that is a creditor in a proceeding under Article 7.
Owes or is alleged to owe a duty of support;
Is alleged but has not been adjudicated to be a parent of a child;
Is liable under a support order; or
Is a debtor in a proceeding under Article 7.
Seek enforcement of support orders or laws relating to the duty of support;
Seek establishment or modification of child support;
Request determination of parentage of a child;
Attempt to locate obligors or their assets; or
Request determination of the controlling child-support order.