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.