Case Closure
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Closing Cases
(http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_008813)
Child support cases do not automatically close when a child turns 18 or emancipates. Federal law allows the child support agency to close a child support case under certain conditions.
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Centralized Collections/Disbursement
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Cost Recovery Fee
(http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_008789)
Starting July 1, 2004, Minnesota will charge monthly fees for child support services. In 2003, the Legislature passed a law to recover some of the costs of operating its child support program. The law requires the child support agency to charge individuals a cost recovery fee for providing full child support services.
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Direct Deposit
(http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_008814)
Direct deposit is an electronic method of payment available to custodial parents. It sends child support payments from the Child Support Payment Center directly to a custodial parents checking account, savings account, or stored value card account without the need to mail or deposit a check
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How to Send EFT Transactions to the Minnesota Child Support Payment Center
(http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/groups/children/documents/pub/dhs_id_026135.pdf)
Employers may elect to send child support withheld for employees by EFT rather than by check. To start using EFT, download the electronic funds transfer instructions and contact our Employer EFT.
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Payment Information
(http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_000759)
In Minnesota, more than 70 percent of all support payments are made through income withholding. Self-employed parents pay through automatic recurring withdrawal or by mailing payments to the state. To get information about payments on your case, you need a personal identification number (PIN).
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Stored Value Card Account
(http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_001413)
A stored value card account is a method of direct deposit for child support payments.
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Who Pays Cost Recovery Fees
(http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_017434)
People who applied or were referred for child support services may pay a cost recovery fee. The party who pays the fee depends on whether the obligor or obligee applied for child support services.
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Customer Service
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Child Suppor Contacts
(http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_000754)
Information and telephone numbers for State and County Child Support contacts in Minnesota.
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Minnesota Child Support Online
(http://www.childsupport.dhs.state.mn.us/Action/Welcome)
This secure website provides participants information about their Minnesota child support cases.
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Minnesota Child Support Online (FAQ's)
(http://www.childsupport.dhs.state.mn.us/Action/Links/FAQ)
Frequently asked questions about Minnesota Child Support Online.
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Minnesota Child Support Online - Privacy and System Security
(http://www.childsupport.dhs.state.mn.us/Action/Links/Privacy)
It is illegal to access or attempt to access the private data on Minnesota Child Support Online,unless an authorized user. The information contained on this site is provided only as a public service and is not as a source of official documentation.
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Minnesota Child Support Online - Using This Site
(http://www.childsupport.dhs.state.mn.us/Action/Links/UsingSite)
Instructions on use of Minnesota Child Support Online. Minnesota Child Support Online provides information current at the time you sign-in
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Minnesota County Offices
(http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_000794)
County contact information
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Electronic Funds Transfer [EFT]
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Direct Deposit
(http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_008814)
Direct deposit is an electronic method of payment available to custodial parents. It sends child support payments from the Child Support Payment Center directly to a custodial parents checking account, savings account, or stored value card account without the need to mail or deposit a check
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How to Send EFT Transactions to the Minnesota Child Support Payment Center
(http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/groups/children/documents/pub/dhs_id_026135.pdf)
Employers may elect to send child support withheld for employees by EFT rather than by check. To start using EFT, download the electronic funds transfer instructions and contact our Employer EFT.
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Stored Value Card Account
(http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_001413)
A stored value card account is a method of direct deposit for child support payments.
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Employer New Hire Reporting
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New Hire Reporting
(http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_001433)
All employers are required by law to report new and rehired employees to a state directory. Information from every state is transmitted to a national directory of new hires.
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Employment
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Information for Employers
(http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_000755)
General information and links for employers on child support enforcement.
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Enforcement
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Have a Child Support Order and Been Recently Activated
(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/new/reserve_activation.html)
Child support information for Military personnel
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Income Withholding
(http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_001434)
Most child support orders require employers to automatically withhold child support, medical support, and child care support obligations from an obligor's pay.
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Welcome to the Minnesota Financial Institution Data Match program Web site
(http://www.mn-childsupport-datamatch.org/)
Federal and State law requires all financial institutions in Minnesota to participate in the financial institution data match program
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Application for Support , Collections Services and Information
(http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_000756#application)
This form is used by an applicant who is not receiving public assistance and wants to apply for county child support enforcement services. The form includes an application describes the services available and explains the applicant's responsibilities.
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Applying for Services
(http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_008807)
You can apply for child support services through your county child support agency.
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Establishment of Orders
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Establishing Orders
(http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_008809)
The child support office or a parent may ask the court to issue a support order. The support order may be an interim, temporary, permanent, or modified court order. It may be part of a divorce, paternity, child custody, or separate child support action, legal separation, or order for protection.
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Guidelines
(http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_000758)
In Minnesota, the amount of child support is determined using the guidelines established in Minnesota law. Child support guidelines are based on the number of children and the monthly net income of the obligor.
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FIDM
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Welcome to the Minnesota Financial Institution Data Match program Web site
(http://www.mn-childsupport-datamatch.org/)
Federal and State law requires all financial institutions in Minnesota to participate in the financial institution data match program
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FPLS Access
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CSENet 2000 State Contact Information
(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/newhire/csenet/contacts/states/minnesota.htm)
The states with whom Minnesota is currently exchanging interstate information via CSENet.
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Interstate
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Interstate Cases
(http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_008811)
Parents can apply for child support services within their county regardless of where the other parent lives or where their order is from.
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Legislation
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Minnesota Statutes
(http://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/statutes.asp)
Here you may look up Minnesota Statutes, Session Laws, and Rules.
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Locate
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CSENet 2000 State Contact Information
(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/newhire/csenet/contacts/states/minnesota.htm)
The states with whom Minnesota is currently exchanging interstate information via CSENet.
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Locating Parents
(http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_001419)
To establish any type of order, the child support office must notify the people involved. The child support office cannot act in some cases if one of the parents cannot be located.
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Medical Support
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Medical Support
(http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_001435)
Child support orders sometimes require payors of funds to withhold medical support, in addition to child support and child care support, from an obligors pay. Orders may also require obligors to provide medical insurance for their dependents.
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Military
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Have a Child Support Order and Been Recently Activated
(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/new/reserve_activation.html)
Child support information for Military personnel
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National/State Directories of New Hire
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Compliance
(https://newhirereporting.com/mn-newhire/compliance.asp?State=MN&SessionID=)
Minnesota Statute 256.998 and the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996, 42 U.S.C. 653A, requires all employers to report newly hired and re-hired employees to a state directory within 20 days of their hire date.
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Contact Us
(https://newhirereporting.com/SharedPages/contact.asp?State=MN&SessionID=)
For feedback, request technical support or customer service.
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Electronic Reporting
(https://newhirereporting.com/mn-newhire/electronic.asp?State=MN&SessionID=)
Reporting new hires electronically benefits employers in a number of ways.
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Frequently Asked Questions
(https://newhirereporting.com/mn-newhire/FAQ.asp?State=MN&SessionID=)
Find answers to employer's most commonly asked new hire reporting questions.
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Multistate Reporting
(https://newhirereporting.com/sharedpages/multistate.asp?State=MN&SessionID=)
If you are an employer with employees in more than one state, you are a multistate employer. Multistate employers have two options for reporting their new hires.
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Reporting Basics
(https://newhirereporting.com/mn-newhire/instruct.asp?State=MN&SessionID=)
Information about new hire reporting and convenient reporting options.
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Welcome to the Minnesota New Hire Reporting Center
(https://newhirereporting.com/mn-newhire/default.asp)
This site will provide you with information about reporting new hires including reporting online and other reporting options!
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New Hire
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Compliance
(https://newhirereporting.com/mn-newhire/compliance.asp?State=MN&SessionID=)
Minnesota Statute 256.998 and the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996, 42 U.S.C. 653A, requires all employers to report newly hired and re-hired employees to a state directory within 20 days of their hire date.
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Contact Us
(https://newhirereporting.com/SharedPages/contact.asp?State=MN&SessionID=)
For feedback, request technical support or customer service.
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Electronic Reporting
(https://newhirereporting.com/mn-newhire/electronic.asp?State=MN&SessionID=)
Reporting new hires electronically benefits employers in a number of ways.
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Frequently Asked Questions
(https://newhirereporting.com/mn-newhire/FAQ.asp?State=MN&SessionID=)
Find answers to employer's most commonly asked new hire reporting questions.
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Multistate Reporting
(https://newhirereporting.com/sharedpages/multistate.asp?State=MN&SessionID=)
If you are an employer with employees in more than one state, you are a multistate employer. Multistate employers have two options for reporting their new hires.
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New Hire Reporting
(http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_001433)
All employers are required by law to report new and rehired employees to a state directory. Information from every state is transmitted to a national directory of new hires.
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Reporting Basics
(https://newhirereporting.com/mn-newhire/instruct.asp?State=MN&SessionID=)
Information about new hire reporting and convenient reporting options.
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Welcome to the Minnesota New Hire Reporting Center
(https://newhirereporting.com/mn-newhire/default.asp)
This site will provide you with information about reporting new hires including reporting online and other reporting options!
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Offset/Intercept/Liens
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Income Withholding
(http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_001434)
Most child support orders require employers to automatically withhold child support, medical support, and child care support obligations from an obligor's pay.
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Paternity
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Establishing Parentage
(http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_008808)
Parentage must be established before an order for support can be established.
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Public Information/Outreach
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Services
(http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_008805)
This gives an overview of child support services, what it is, who can receive child support, and more.
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Brochures
(http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_000753)
Our online brochures can help you understand how Minnesotas child support program works.
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Child Suppor Contacts
(http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_000754)
Information and telephone numbers for State and County Child Support contacts in Minnesota.
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Common Terms
(http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_000757)
A glossary of child support terms
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Forms
(http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_000756)
Most child support forms are available in several languages. Find the child support form you want and choose the language you need. You can find other DHS documents and forms online at DHS eDocs.
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Home Page for Minnesota
(http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_000160)
Minnesota Child Support Enforcement Home page
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Minnesota Child Support Online - Glossary of Child Support Terms
(http://www.childsupport.dhs.state.mn.us/Action/Links/Glossary)
A short glossary of child support terms for reference use.
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Publications
(http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_003703)
Most child support publications are available in several languages. Find the child support publication you want and choose the language you need.
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Reports
(http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_008804)
You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view, print, and save some of these publications which are in the Portable Document Format (PDF) and shown with the PDF icon.
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Review and Modification of Orders
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Changing Orders
(http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_008812)
Child support orders can be changed by court orders and by cost-of-living adjustments. Either parent may request in writing that the child support office review their support order.
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