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Collection Services Division - Child Support and Paternity - Rice County Social Services

320 3rd Street NW, Faribault, MN 55021

Eligibility
Child support services are available to residents of Rice 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
(800)422-1286
Voice·

Crisis Line

Interpretation services
Interpreters available; Somali; Spanish
Application process
Call; walk in
Service area
Rice County, MN

Other Information

Languages

  • Spanish
  • Somali

Application Process

  • Walk In

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
03/19/2026
Providing organization
Rice County Social Services

County family services agency