If I Am Receiving Public Assistance, Are There Other Things I Must Do?

If you are the custodial parent who is receiving public assistance, you must assign some or all of your child support to the state. Your county child support office will provide you with information about your specific situation.

If you receive child support directly from the noncustodial parent, you must report it to your county child support office If paternity needs to be established or the noncustodial parent needs to be located, you must cooperate with the child support office by providing correct information If you do not cooperate with the child support office`s action to establish paternity or child support, your public assistance benefits may be reduced unless you claim good cause. If the state makes a mistake and gives you more money than you are supposed to have, you must repay the state for the overpayment.

Other Minnesota Family Law FAQs

Q: How Can I Apply For Child Support Services?
A: If you are not receiving public assistance, you can apply for child support services through your county child support office. You will have to pay a onetime $25 … More
Q: After I Apply, What Else Must I Do?
A: You must take an active role in your case. Cooperating with the child support office improves your chances of successful support establishment and collection. The … More
Q: What Happens When A Parent Doesn't Pay Child Support?
A: When a parent does not meet the child support obligation, child support offices work to enforce the support order. Below is a list of some enforcement methods. … More
Q: How Are Most Support Payments Made?
A: In Minnesota, about 70 percent of all support payments are made through income withholding. Income withholding As of January 1, 1994, all new and modified child … More
Q: What Other Ways Can Be Used To Pay Support?
A: A noncustodial parent who does not pay child support through income withholding may set up automatic recurring withdrawal with a bank. Once the withdrawal is set up, … More
Q: Where Are Support Payments Sent?
A: The court may order that support payments are to be sent to the child support office. When this happens, payments should be sent to the Child Support Payment Center in … More
Q: How Quickly Does The Payment Center Process Support Payments?
A: Staff at the payment center receipt payments Sunday through Friday. Within 24 hours of the time they receipt payments, they record the payments to the child support … More
Q: What If The Noncustodial Parent Owes Support To A Number Of Custodial Parents?
A: If a noncustodial parent owes current child support to more than one custodial parent, the Child Support Payment Center sends a portion of each payment it receives to … More
Q: How Does The Payment Center Send Out The Support?
A: When the payment center sends money to a person or agency, it issues a state of Minnesota warrant (check) or transfers the money by electronic funds transfer. … More
Q: How Can I Get Payment Information?
A: Call the Child Support Enforcement Division`s Payment Line at (651) 2155630 (metro) or (800) 6573512. Parents must use their personal identification number … More