Collection Services Division - Child Support and Paternity

Collection Services Division - Child Support and Paternity - Western Prairie Human Services

15 Central Avenue North, Elbow Lake, MN 56531

Eligibility

Child support services are available to residents of Grant and Pope County who are: - Parents of minor children if 1 parent does not live with the child - Parents who pay child support through court-ordered income withholding - People who have court-ordered, physical custody of a minor child - People who receive public assistance for a minor child who lives in their home

Required documents

Application/registration form birth certificate picture ID proof of address proof of citizenship/passport proof of household income Social Security card/number

Hours

8 am - 4 pm Monday - Friday

Fax

Fax

Voice

Voice

Voice

https://www.wphsmn.gov/child-support-services-1

Application process

Call; visit website to apply; walk in to pick up forms only

Fees

A monthly $15 fee is paid by the parent paying support, deducted through income withholding

Service area

Grant County, MN
Pope County, MN

Description

The Child Support Division assists with: - Adjusting court orders based on the cost-of-living index - Collecting and processing payments - Establishing parentage - Establishing and enforcing court orders for child support, medical support, and child care support - Locating parents - Reviewing and modifying court orders for support - Works with other states to enforce support when one parent does not live in Minnesota Minnesota Child Support Online: an interactive website developed by the State of Minnesota to provide child support participants with information about their case(s). NOTE: Either parent of a child may get certain child support services. Parents who do not receive public assistance can apply for services at their county child support office for a one-time $25 service fee. Parents who receive public assistance for a child whose other parent does not live with them are automatically referred for services and are not charged a service fee.

Last assured

11/26/2024

What's Here

Child Support Assistance/Enforcement Paternity/Maternity Establishment

Providing organization

Western Prairie Human Services

A person-centered agency that partners with and empowers individuals and families, and promotes safe, healthy communities throughout Pope and Grant Counties.