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Collection Services Division - Child Support and Paternity - Dakota County Employment and Economic Assistance

1 Mendota Road West, Suite 100, West Saint Paul, MN 55118

Eligibility

Child support services are available to residents of Dakota 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 - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday

Interpretation services

Interpreters available; French; Russian; Somali; Spanish; Thai; Vietnamese

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

Service area

Dakota County, MN

Other Information

Application Process

  • Walk In

Languages

  • Spanish
  • Somali

Program Fees

  • No Fee
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

11/11/2025

Providing organization

Dakota County Employment and Economic Assistance

Administers financial assistance programs and support services to Dakota County residents to assist them in achieving and maintaining economic self-sufficiency.