COVID-19 Updated 04/19/2021
 

Child Support hearings are now being scheduled, which are held via video (ZOOM) or telephone hearings.  Clients will be sent information on how to call in when the hearing notice is sent to them.  Scott County is now also scheduling Genetic Testing for paternity cases.

If you are calling about a missed payment please call the payment line at 651-431-4340. 
We cannot check on missed payments unless they are more than 30 days past due. 
You can also log onto Minnesota Child Support online at http://www.childsupport.dhs.state.mn.us/Action/Welcome. 

If you need a return call, please leave your full name, case number or social security number and a brief message.  All calls will be returned within 24 hours. 

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Obtaining Child Support
Child Support services are offered through Minnesota counties. Either parent, with or without custody of their children, may receive these services. Families not receiving public assistance must apply for services by completing an Non Public Assistance application.  

You can obtain an application by calling our office.  We will send one out to you in the mail or email.  You can also apply online by clicking the following link:

https://edocs.mn.gov/forms/DHS-1958-ENG
  
Families receiving MFIP, medical assistance, and child care assistance automatically have an open child support case.  Families must cooperate with child support efforts to continue receiving benefits. County child support offices use a variety of tools to set and collect support.

Types of Services

Child Support services include:

• Locating non-custodial parents
• Establishing parentage
• Establishing and enforcing child support orders which, includes medical support and child care support
• Collecting current and past due support

Collections & Enforcement Tools

• Withholding child support from pay checks
• Intercepting Federal and State tax refunds to pay child support arrears
• Reporting those owing child support arrears to credit bureaus
• Suspending or revoking state issued recreational and occupational licenses for failure to pay child support
• Reviewing and adjusting child support orders periodically
• Intercepting lottery winnings of more than $600
• Adjusting child support orders for cost of living increases every 2 years
• Bringing court actions for contempt against parents who are not paying their court ordered support
• Statewide child support enforcement system