Collection Services Division - Child Support and Paternity - Dakota County Employment and Economic Assistance
Resource Name:Collection Services Division - Child Support and Paternity - Dakota County Employment and Economic Assistance
address
1 Mendota Road West, Suite 100, West Saint Paul, MN 55118
Eligibility
- 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
Hours
Application process
- Call for an application; email to submit documents; mail an application to the Northern Service Center
- Walk in to get an application at the Judicial Center - Family Courts 1560 Highway 55 Hastings, MN 55033
- Walk in to get an application at the Dakota County Employment and Economic Assistance second flood reception desk
- Walk in to get an application at the Western Service Center - Family Courts 14955 Galaxie Avenue West Apple Valley, MN 55124
Fees
Service area
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
Providing organization
Administers financial assistance programs and support services to Dakota County residents to assist them in achieving and maintaining economic self-sufficiency.