Payer of cost recovery fee modified, and technical corrections made.
This bill modifies Minnesota's child support enforcement fee structure by changing who pays cost recovery fees and clarifying how fees are assessed. Previously, cost recovery fees applied only to obligees (parents receiving support), but the bill now requires both obligors (parents paying support) and obligees to pay a two percent fee on monthly court-ordered child support amounts when they receive state enforcement services. The legislation also adjusts how federal collections fees are calculated for individuals who have never received public assistance and establishes clearer rules for distributing fee revenue between state and county child support programs. These changes affect families involved in child support cases and state agencies responsible for enforcing child support orders.
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Mar 2026
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Introduced Mar 12, 2026
Last action Mar 12, 2026
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Kristin Robbins
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