https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/Recent content in Chapter 518C — State Tribunal and Support Enforcement Agency on MinnesotaLawyer.comHugoen-ushttps://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.01/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.01/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.02/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.02/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.03/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.03/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.04/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.04/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.05/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.05/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.06/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.06/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.07/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.07/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.08/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.08/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.09/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.09/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.10/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.10/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.101/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.101/This section defines all the key terms used in Minnesota’s interstate family support law. It explains what words like ‘child,’ ‘obligor’ (the person who owes support), ‘obligee’ (the person owed support), ’tribunal’ (court or agency), and ‘support order’ mean. It also covers terms related to foreign countries and the Hague Convention on international child support.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.102/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.102/This section identifies which courts and agencies in Minnesota handle interstate family support cases. Any court or agency that can set up, enforce, or change support orders or determine who is a child’s parent counts as a tribunal. The Department of Children, Youth, and Families and county enforcement agencies serve as the support enforcement agencies.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.103/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.103/This section says that the remedies in this chapter add to other legal options that are already available. Using this law does not take away other ways to enforce a support order. It also makes clear that this chapter does not give courts the power to decide child custody or parenting time issues.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.105/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.105/This section explains when Minnesota courts must apply this chapter to cases involving foreign countries. It applies when a foreign support order, foreign court, or a person living in a foreign country is involved. Special rules under the Hague Convention (sections 518C.701 to 518C.713) take priority when they conflict with the general rules.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.11/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.11/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.12/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.12/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.13/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.13/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.14/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.14/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.15/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.15/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.16/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.16/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.17/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.17/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.18/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.18/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.19/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.19/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.20/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.20/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.201/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.201/This section lists the reasons a Minnesota court can take control over a person who lives in another state in a child support or parentage case. The court can act if the person was served in Minnesota, lived here with the child, had sexual intercourse here that may have led to the child’s birth, or agreed to the court’s authority.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.202/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.202/Once a Minnesota court gains authority over a person in a support case, that authority lasts as long as the court keeps the power to change or enforce its own support order. This ongoing authority is tied to the court’s continuing jurisdiction rules.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.203/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.203/Minnesota courts can act in two ways under this chapter. They can start proceedings and send them to another state’s court (initiating tribunal), or they can receive and handle proceedings started in another state or foreign country (responding tribunal).https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.204/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.204/This section covers what happens when support cases are filed in two different states at the same time. Generally, the state where the child lives (the home state) gets priority. A court can only take jurisdiction over a case filed after another state’s case if the party challenges the other state’s jurisdiction in time.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.205/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.205/A Minnesota court that issued a child support order keeps exclusive power to change that order as long as the order is the controlling order and at least one party or the child still lives in Minnesota. The parties can also agree in writing to let Minnesota keep jurisdiction. Temporary ex parte orders do not create this ongoing exclusive jurisdiction.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.206/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.206/A Minnesota court that issued a child support order can ask another state to enforce that order, as long as it is still the controlling order. Minnesota can also enforce any unpaid support and interest that built up before another state took over. A Minnesota court with continuing jurisdiction can also respond to enforcement requests.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.207/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.207/When multiple child support orders exist for the same parent and child from different states, this section explains how to figure out which order controls. If only one court would have continuing jurisdiction, its order wins. If more than one court could, the order from the child’s home state controls. The court must state the basis for its decision, the support amount, and total arrears.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.208/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.208/When an obligor has child support orders for two or more different children with different custodial parents, and at least one order was issued by another state or foreign country, Minnesota must enforce all the orders the same way it would enforce its own orders.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.209/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.209/If support payments are collected under one child support order for a certain time period, those payments must be credited against what is owed under any other child support order for the same child covering the same period. This prevents a parent from being forced to pay double.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.21/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.21/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.210/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.210/When a Minnesota court has personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a support case, it can receive evidence from other states, communicate with courts in other states, and get discovery through other states’ courts. Otherwise, Minnesota’s own procedural and substantive law applies to the case.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.211/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.211/A Minnesota court that issued a spousal support (alimony) order has exclusive, permanent power to change that order for as long as the support obligation exists. Minnesota cannot modify a spousal support order issued by another state that has continuing jurisdiction. Minnesota can ask other states to enforce its own spousal support orders.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.22/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.22/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.23/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.23/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.24/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.24/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.25/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.25/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.26/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.26/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.27/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.27/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.28/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.28/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.29/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.29/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.30/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.30/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.301/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.301/This section sets out the general rules for starting a case under this chapter. A person seeking support or a support enforcement agency can file a petition with a local court to be forwarded to another state, or file directly in a court in another state that has jurisdiction over the other party.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.302/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.302/A parent who is under 18 years old can bring a case under this chapter to get support for their child. A guardian or other legal representative can also bring the case on behalf of a minor parent’s child.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.303/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.303/When Minnesota acts as the responding state in an interstate support case, it uses its own procedures and laws. The court applies Minnesota’s support guidelines to decide how much support should be paid and what the support duty is.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.304/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.304/When Minnesota starts an interstate support case, the court must forward the petition and documents to the responding state’s court or support agency. If the responding court is unknown, documents go to that state’s information agency. If the responding court is in a foreign country, Minnesota must convert the support amount into the foreign currency.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.305/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.305/When Minnesota receives an interstate support case, the court must file the petition and notify the person who filed it. The court has broad powers including establishing or enforcing support, ordering income withholding, finding contempt, placing liens on property, issuing bench warrants, and awarding attorney’s fees. Support payments cannot be tied to visitation compliance.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.306/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.306/If a support petition is sent to the wrong court in Minnesota, that court must forward the case to the correct court and let the person who filed know where the case was sent.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.307/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.307/Minnesota’s support enforcement agency must provide services when asked, including getting jurisdiction over the other party, scheduling hearings, gathering income information, and forwarding notices within two business days. The agency must also try to make sure the right controlling order is being enforced. The agency does not act as the person’s attorney.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.308/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.308/If the support enforcement agency fails to do its job, the Attorney General can order the agency to perform its duties or step in and provide services directly. The Attorney General can also recognize foreign countries that have child support agreements with Minnesota.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.309/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.309/A person involved in an interstate support case has the right to hire a private attorney to represent them. This is in addition to any help the support enforcement agency provides.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.31/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.31/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.310/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.310/The Department of Children, Youth, and Families serves as Minnesota’s State Information Agency for interstate support cases. This agency keeps lists of Minnesota courts and support agencies, maintains contact information for courts in other states, forwards documents to the right Minnesota court, and helps locate obligors and their property.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.311/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.311/A petition to establish, modify, or register a support order must include names, addresses, and Social Security numbers of the parties and children, as far as they are known. A copy of any existing support order must also be included. The petition must state what relief is being sought and follow federal form requirements.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.312/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.312/If sharing someone’s personal information (like their address) could put them or a child in danger, that information must be sealed and kept from the other party and the public. A court can order the information released only after a hearing where it considers the safety of the party or child.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.313/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.313/The person seeking support does not have to pay filing fees. If the obligee wins, the court can make the obligor pay filing fees, attorney’s fees, travel costs, and other expenses. If a hearing was requested mainly to cause delay, the court must order payment of costs and attorney’s fees. Support payments come before fees and costs.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.314/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.314/A person who files a support case in another state is protected from being dragged into other lawsuits while participating. Showing up for an interstate support hearing does not give the other state’s court power over you for other matters. You also cannot be served with civil papers while physically present in the state for the hearing.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.315/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.315/If a court or legal process has already determined that someone is a child’s parent, that person cannot claim they are not the parent as a defense in an interstate support case.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.316/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.316/An out-of-state party does not need to appear in person for a support hearing. Documents and testimony from out of state are admissible, including sworn statements, payment records, and bills for paternity testing or health care. Parties and witnesses can testify by phone or video. Refusing to testify on self-incrimination grounds can lead to an unfavorable inference.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.317/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.317/Minnesota courts can communicate with courts in other states by phone, email, or other means to get information about that state’s laws, the effect of court orders, and the status of proceedings. Minnesota courts can also share the same kind of information with other states.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.318/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.318/Minnesota courts can ask courts in other states to help get evidence through discovery. Minnesota courts can also force people within Minnesota to respond to discovery requests issued by courts in other states.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.319/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.319/Support agencies and courts must quickly send out any support payments they receive. They must also provide certified payment records when asked. If none of the parties live in Minnesota, payments can be redirected to the state where the obligee is getting services, and a new income-withholding order will be sent to the employer.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.32/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.32/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.33/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.33/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.34/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.34/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.35/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.35/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.36/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.36/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support Act enacted in 1994, which has since been replaced by updated provisions.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.401/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.401/If no recognized support order exists yet, a Minnesota court with jurisdiction over the parties can create one when the person seeking support lives outside Minnesota. The court can issue a temporary child support order for presumed fathers, acknowledged fathers, mothers, or people identified as parents through genetic testing. A permanent order is issued after notice and a hearing.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.402/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.402/A Minnesota court that has the power to determine who is a child’s parent can handle parentage cases brought under this interstate support law or similar laws from other states.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.501/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.501/An income-withholding order from another state can be sent directly to a Minnesota employer without first filing in court or registering the order in Minnesota. The obligee, their representative, or a support enforcement agency can send the order directly to the employer.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.502/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.502/When a Minnesota employer gets an income-withholding order from another state, the employer must give the employee a copy right away and treat the order as if a Minnesota court issued it. The employer must follow the order’s terms for current support, medical support, arrears, and fees. However, the employer follows Minnesota law for processing fees, maximum withholding limits, and timing.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.5025/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.5025/This section has been repealed or renumbered and is no longer in effect. Its content has been incorporated into section 518C.502.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.503/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.503/If an employer receives income-withholding orders for the same employee from two or more different obligees, the employer follows Minnesota law to determine how to prioritize and divide the withheld income among the different support obligations.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.504/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.504/An employer who properly follows an income-withholding order from another state cannot be sued for withholding the child support money from the employee’s pay.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.505/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.505/An employer who deliberately refuses to follow an income-withholding order from another state faces the same penalties as if they had ignored a Minnesota court order.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.506/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.506/An employee who wants to fight an income-withholding order from another state can register that order in a Minnesota court and contest it. The employee must notify the support enforcement agency, each employer who received the order, and the person or agency designated to receive payments.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.507/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.507/A party or agency seeking to enforce a support order from another state or foreign country can send the documents to Minnesota’s support enforcement agency. The agency can use administrative procedures to enforce the order without registering it first. If the obligor contests the administrative enforcement, the order must then be formally registered.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.508/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.508/This section has been repealed or renumbered and is no longer in effect. Its content has been incorporated into section 518C.507.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.601/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.601/A support order or income-withholding order from another state, or a foreign support order, can be registered in Minnesota for enforcement.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.602/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.602/To register an out-of-state support order in Minnesota, you must send a transmittal letter, two copies of the order (one certified), a sworn statement of arrears, the obligor’s identifying information (address, employer, Social Security number, property), and the obligee’s name and address. If multiple orders exist, copies of all orders must be provided.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.603/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.603/Once an out-of-state support order is filed with a Minnesota court, it becomes registered. A registered order is enforceable the same way as a Minnesota order and must be recognized. However, Minnesota can enforce the order but generally cannot change it unless specific conditions are met.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.604/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.604/When a child support order from another state is registered in Minnesota, the law of the state that issued the order controls the amount and type of support payments. Minnesota uses its own procedures to enforce the order but follows the other state’s rules on how much is owed.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.605/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.605/When a support order from another state or country is registered in Minnesota, the court must notify the other party. The notice explains that the order is enforceable right away, and the other party has 20 days to contest it or it becomes final.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.606/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.606/A person who wants to challenge a registered support order in Minnesota must request a hearing within the time limit. They can try to cancel the registration, raise defenses, or challenge the amount of back payments claimed. If they do not act in time, the order is confirmed automatically.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.607/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.607/A person challenging a registered support order must prove one of several specific defenses, such as lack of jurisdiction, fraud, or that the order has been changed or paid. If they cannot prove a valid defense, the court will confirm the order.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.608/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.608/Once a registered support order is confirmed in Minnesota, whether automatically or after a hearing, the person owing support cannot challenge it again on any issue that could have been raised during the registration process.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.609/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.609/To change a child support order from another state, you must first register the order in Minnesota. You can file a request to change the order at the same time you register it, or you can file it later. The request must explain why the change is needed.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.610/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.610/Once a child support order from another state is registered in Minnesota for modification, Minnesota can enforce it the same way as a Minnesota order. However, the order can only be changed if certain legal requirements are met.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.611/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.611/Minnesota can change a child support order from another state if nobody involved still lives in the state that issued the order, or if everyone agrees to let Minnesota handle it. The same rules that apply to changing Minnesota orders also apply to changing registered out-of-state orders.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.612/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.612/If another state properly modifies a child support order that was originally issued in Minnesota, Minnesota must recognize the new order. Minnesota can still enforce its original order for back payments and violations that happened before the modification.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.613/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.613/If all the individual parties now live in Minnesota and the child no longer lives in the state that issued the original support order, Minnesota has the authority to both enforce and change the order without going through the interstate process.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.614/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.614/Within 30 days of getting a child support order modified, the person who got the change must file a copy of the new order with the original court and any other court where the old order was registered. Failing to file can result in penalties, but does not affect the new order’s validity.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.615/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.615/If a foreign country will not or cannot change its own child support order, a Minnesota court can step in and modify the order. The Minnesota court can act even without the usual consent requirements if the parties are subject to Minnesota’s jurisdiction.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.616/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.616/To change a child support order from a foreign country that is not covered by the Hague Convention, you must first register the order in Minnesota using the standard registration process. A request to change the order can be filed at the same time or later.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.701/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.701/This section defines key terms used in the sections that apply to international child support cases under the Hague Convention. It explains what terms like ‘convention support order,’ ‘central authority,’ ‘foreign support agreement,’ and ‘direct request’ mean.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.702/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.702/The Hague Convention sections of this chapter only apply to international child support cases under the convention. If these special rules conflict with the general interstate support rules, the convention rules take priority.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.703/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.703/Minnesota’s Department of Children, Youth, and Families is the state agency designated by the federal government to carry out the functions required by the Hague Convention on international child support.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.704/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.704/Minnesota’s Department of Children, Youth, and Families handles applications for international child support cases under the Hague Convention. People owed support can seek to establish, enforce, or modify support orders, while people who owe support can seek to modify existing orders.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.705/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.705/A person can file a direct request with a Minnesota court to establish, modify, or enforce a child support order in an international case. The person filing directly is not entitled to help from the state agency but still gets certain protections like no bond requirements.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.706/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.706/To register a child support order from a foreign country under the Hague Convention in Minnesota, specific documents must be submitted, including the full text of the order, proof it is enforceable, and records about arrears. The court can reject registration if it would violate public policy.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.707/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.707/A party wanting to challenge a registered Hague Convention support order must file a contest within 30 days of notice (60 days if living outside the U.S.). The challenge can only be based on the specific grounds listed in section 518C.708, and the Minnesota court cannot review the merits of the foreign order.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.708/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.708/Minnesota courts must recognize and enforce registered Hague Convention support orders unless one of ten specific grounds for refusal applies. These grounds include lack of jurisdiction, fraud, due process violations, and conflicts with existing orders.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.709/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.709/If a Minnesota court cannot enforce an entire Hague Convention support order, it must still enforce any parts of the order that can be separated out. A party can also ask for only partial enforcement from the start.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.710/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.710/Minnesota courts must recognize and enforce foreign support agreements that are registered here, as long as the agreement is enforceable in the country where it was made. The court can refuse enforcement only on limited grounds like fraud or conflict with public policy.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.711/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.711/Minnesota courts generally cannot modify a Hague Convention child support order if the person receiving support still lives in the country that issued the order. Exceptions exist if that person agrees to Minnesota’s jurisdiction or the foreign court refuses to act.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.712/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.712/Personal information collected or shared during Hague Convention support proceedings can only be used for the purposes it was gathered for. It cannot be used for other purposes.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.713/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.713/Any document filed in a Minnesota court under the Hague Convention sections must be in its original language. If the document is not in English, it must come with an English translation.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.801/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.801/The governor of Minnesota can demand that another state hand over a person who is criminally charged in Minnesota for failing to pay child support. The governor can also surrender someone found in Minnesota who is wanted in another state for the same reason.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.802/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.802/Before seeking extradition of someone for criminal nonsupport, the governor may require a prosecutor to show that civil support enforcement was tried first or would not work. The governor can delay or deny extradition if civil proceedings are effective or if the person is paying support.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.901/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.901/This chapter should be interpreted and applied in a way that keeps its meaning the same across all states that have adopted the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.9011/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.9011/This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of a 1997 amendment to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.902/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.902/The current version of this chapter applies to all proceedings started on or after July 1, 2015, including cases to establish, register, enforce, or modify support orders, no matter when the original order was issued.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.905/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-518c/518c.905/This section gives the official short name for the chapter: the ‘Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.’ This is the name commonly used to refer to these laws.