Child Support
Every child needs financial and emotional support from both parents. Todd County provides State and Federally mandated child support services. Child support includes basic support, medical support, and child care support. The Todd County child support office works with both parents to ensure the financial stability of children.
Child Support Services
Services included:
- Locating parents
- Establishing parentage
- Establishing child support court orders
- Collecting, recording, and sending or depositing support payments
- Enforcing support orders for basic, medical, and child care support
- Reviewing and asking the court to modify support orders when appropriate
- Working with other states and countries on these services
Services not included:
- Giving legal advice.
- Assistance in obtaining a legal separation or divorce.
- Establishing or enforcing parenting time or visitation.
- Establishment or modification of spousal maintenance orders.
- Collecting unpaid bills or debts not related to child support.
* If you need help with any of these issues, you may want to consult with a private attorney.
People who sign-up for services:
- Parents of minor children if one parent does not live with the child
- Fathers or alleged fathersof a minor child
- Parents who receive court-ordered child support
- Parents who pay court-ordered child support
- People who have court-ordered, physical custody of a minor child
How to apply for child support services:
- Contact the Todd County child support office at 320-732-4511 to request and application.
- Visit the MN Department of Human Services website for additional options to print an application or apply online, https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/children-and-families/services/child-support/programs-services/applying-for-services.jsp.
Resources:
- Parents with an open child support case in Minnesota can get up-to-date payment and account information 24 hours a daythrough the Payment Information Line at 800-657-3512 or 651-215-5630 (metro). They can also get information about payments, balances and what is happening on their case through a secure Minnesota Child Support Online. Or contact the Todd County child support office directly at 320-732-4511.
- Visit the Child Support Enforcement Divisionof the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
- Minnesota Child Support Parenting Time Calendar Tool. This toolto helps parents, attorneys, and child support professionals count the number of court-ordered overnights each parent has with their children when parents don’t live together.
- Recognition of Parentage video