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Collection Services Division - Child Support and Paternity - Watonwan County Department of Human Services

715 2nd Avenue South, Saint James, MN 56081

Eligibility
Child support services are available to residents of Watonwan 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
8:30 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
Interpretation services
Interpreters available
Application process
Call; walk in
Service area
Watonwan County, MN

Other Information

Program Fees

  • No Fee

Application Process

  • Walk In
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
03/12/2026
Providing organization
Watonwan County Department of Human Services

County human services office