Collecting Child Support in Minnesota

Minnesota courts view child support as a right of the child to receive, not something that parents can waive. In every case, unless incomes and parenting time is equal or there are other circumstances that the court deems appropriate to reserve support, there will be some child support obligation for one of the parents. Collecting support that was awarded is sometimes more challenging.

If you have a child support award and the other parent has not been paying you, you can apply to the county for collection services. The county has some remedies that are unavailable to you otherwise to induce the other party to pay.

Another alternative you have is if the other party is three months behind in payments, you may ask the court to hold them in contempt. Contempt often compels the other parent to pay support or there is the threat that they may have to go to jail.

If you are having problems collecting child support, it is beneficial to speak with an attorney and find out what remedies would work best for you.