Collection Services Division - Child Support and Paternity - Brown County Human Services
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: 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
05/18/2023
Physical Address
1117 Center Street, New Ulm, MN 56073
Hours
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
Voice
Voice
Fax
(507)359-6542
Voice
(507)359-6505
Website
Application process
Call for an application; pick up an application; or apply online; www.childsupport.dhs.state.mn.us/Action/Welcome
Fee
A one-time $25 fee is required to start child support efforts for families not receiving public assistance.
Required documents
Verification of assets; picture ID; proof of household income
Eligibility
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 - 1 or both of the child's parents are absent from the home - The court has ordered the amount of child support
Service area
Brown County, MN
Agency info
Brown County Human Services
Provides an array of services and assistance designed to help individuals strive for any of the following goals:
Self-support; Self-sufficiency; Protection for children and adults from neglect, abuse and exploitation; Preservation of families; Community-based care; Residential care