Collection Services Division - Child Support and Paternity - Human Services of Faribault and Martin Counties

115 West 1st Street, Fairmont, MN 56031

Eligibility

Child support services are available to residents of Faribault and Martin Counties 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 - 5 pm Monday - Friday

(507)526-3265

Voice·

Intake Faribault County

(507)238-4757

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Intake Martin County

Website

https://www.fmchs.com/index.php/financial-assistance/child-support

Interpretation services

Interpreters available; Spanish

Application process

Call; visit website; walk in

Service area

Faribault County, MN Martin County, MN

Other Information

Languages

Spanish

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 https://www.childsupport.dhs.state.mn.us/Welcome.request : 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

01/29/2026

What's Here

Paternity/Maternity Establishment Child Support Assistance/Enforcement

Providing organization

Human Services of Faribault and Martin Counties

County human services office