S.C. Code Ann. § 20-7-1156 – Proceedings to determine parentage; tribunal as initiating or responding tribunal; joinder of child unnecessary; choice of law

(A) A tribunal of this State may serve as an initiating or responding tribunal in a proceeding brought under this subarticle or substantially similar law to determine that the plaintiff is a parent of a particular child or to determine that a defendant is a parent of that child. The proceeding may be brought without joining the child as a party.
(B) Except as otherwise provided in Section 20-7-1158, a responding tribunal of this State shall apply the procedural and substantive law of this State, including the rules on choice of law, generally applicable in a proceeding to determine parentage.