Collection Services Division - CSD - Child Support and Paternity - Clearwater County Department of Human Services
216 Park Avenue Northwest, PO Box X, Bagley, MN 56621
Eligibility
Primarily serves Clearwater County A person can receive child support if: -the person is a parent of a minor child or is the person who has court-ordered custody of a minor child -the minor child lives in the person's household -the child is financially dependent on that person -one or both of the child's parents are absent from the home -the court has ordered the amount of child support.
Hours
8:00 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
Application process
Call or walk in
Fees
$25 Fee for non-public assistant applicants
Service area
Clearwater County, MN
Bagley, MN
Other Information
Application Process
- Walk In
The Child Support Division assists with: - Locating parents.- Establishing parentage.- Establishing and enforcing court orders for child support, medical support, and child care support.- Reviewing and modifying court orders for support.- Adjusting court orders based on the cost-of-living index.- Works with other states to enforce support when one parent does not live in Minnesota.- Collecting and processing payments. Minnesota Child Support Online: www.childsupport.dhs.state.mn.us/ Minnesota Child Support Online is an interactive web site 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
05/19/2026
Providing organization
Clearwater County Department of Human Services
Provides services for residents of Clearwater County