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Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

1,133 chapters · 28,363 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title Minnesota Statutes28,363 Ch 336, UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE642 Ch 524, UNIFORM PROBATE CODE394 Ch 609, CRIMINAL CODE377 Ch 144, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH361 Ch 469, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT257 Ch 473, METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT247 Ch 148, PUBLIC HEALTH OCCUPATIONS206 Ch 169, TRAFFIC REGULATIONS200 Ch 256B, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY PERSONS196 Ch 60A, GENERAL INSURANCE POWERS195 Ch 13, GOVERNMENT DATA PRACTICES177 Ch 115A, WASTE MANAGEMENT171 Ch 325F, CONSUMER PROTECTION; PRODUCTS AND SALES168 Ch 383B, HENNEPIN COUNTY168

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Minn. Stat. § 518A.26 DEFINITIONS.
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518A.26 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. For the purposes of this chapter and chapter 518, the terms defined in this section shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them. § Subd. 2.Apportioned veterans' benefits. "Apportioned veterans' benefits" means the amount the V…
Minn. Stat. § 518A.27 MAINTENANCE OR SUPPORT MONEY.
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518A.27 MAINTENANCE OR SUPPORT MONEY. § Subdivision 1.Contents of order. Every award of maintenance or support money in a judgment of dissolution or legal separation shall clearly designate whether the same is maintenance or support money, or what part of the award is maintenance…
Minn. Stat. § 518A.28 PROVIDING INCOME INFORMATION.
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518A.28 PROVIDING INCOME INFORMATION. (a) In any case where the parties have joint children for which a child support order must be determined, the parties shall serve and file with their initial pleadings or motion documents, a financial affidavit, disclosing all sources of gros…
Minn. Stat. § 518A.29 CALCULATION OF GROSS INCOME.
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518A.29 CALCULATION OF GROSS INCOME. (a) Subject to the exclusions and deductions in this section, gross income includes any form of periodic payment to an individual, including, but not limited to, salaries, wages, commissions, self-employment income under section 518A.30, worke…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.30 INCOME FROM SELF-EMPLOYMENT OR OPERATION OF A BUSINESS.

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518A.30 INCOME FROM SELF-EMPLOYMENT OR OPERATION OF A BUSINESS. For purposes of section 518A.29, income from self-employment or operation of a business, including joint ownership of a partnership or closely held corporation, is defined as gross receipts minus costs of goods sold …

Minn. Stat. § 518A.31 SOCIAL SECURITY OR VETERANS' BENEFIT PAYMENTS RECEIVED ON BEHALF OF THE CHILD.

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518A.31 SOCIAL SECURITY OR VETERANS' BENEFIT PAYMENTS RECEIVED ON BEHALF OF THE CHILD. (a) The amount of the monthly Social Security benefits or apportioned veterans' benefits provided for a joint child shall be included in the gross income of the parent on whose eligibility the …

Minn. Stat. § 518A.32 POTENTIAL INCOME.

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518A.32 POTENTIAL INCOME. § Subdivision 1.General. This section applies to child support orders, including orders for past support or reimbursement of public assistance, issued under this chapter, chapter 256, 257, 518B, or 518C. If a parent is voluntarily unemployed, underemploy…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.33 DEDUCTION FROM INCOME FOR NONJOINT CHILDREN.

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518A.33 DEDUCTION FROM INCOME FOR NONJOINT CHILDREN. (a) When either or both parents are legally responsible for a nonjoint child, a deduction for this obligation shall be calculated under this section. (b) Court-ordered child support for a nonjoint child shall be deducted from t…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.34 COMPUTATION OF CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS.

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518A.34 COMPUTATION OF CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS. (a) To determine the presumptive child support obligation of a parent, the court shall follow the procedure set forth in this section. (b) To determine the obligor's basic support obligation, the court shall: (1) determine the gro…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.35 GUIDELINE USED IN CHILD SUPPORT DETERMINATIONS.

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518A.35 GUIDELINE USED IN CHILD SUPPORT DETERMINATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Determination of support obligation. (a) The guideline in this section is a rebuttable presumption and shall be used in any judicial or administrative proceeding to establish or modify a support obligation un…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.36 PARENTING EXPENSE ADJUSTMENT.

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518A.36 PARENTING EXPENSE ADJUSTMENT. § Subdivision 1.General. (a) The parenting expense adjustment under this section reflects the presumption that while exercising parenting time, a parent is responsible for and incurs costs of caring for the child, including, but not limited t…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.37 WRITTEN FINDINGS.

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518A.37 WRITTEN FINDINGS. § Subdivision 1.No deviation. If the court does not deviate from the presumptive child support obligation computed under section 518A.34, the court must make written findings that state: (1) each parent's gross income; (2) each parent's PICS; and (3) any…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.38 MINOR CHILDREN; SUPPORT.

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518A.38 MINOR CHILDREN; SUPPORT. § Subdivision 1.Order. Upon a decree of dissolution, legal separation, or annulment, the court shall make a further order which is just and proper concerning the maintenance of the minor children as provided by this chapter, and for the maintenanc…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.39 MODIFICATION OF ORDERS OR DECREES.

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518A.39 MODIFICATION OF ORDERS OR DECREES. § Subdivision 1.Authority. After an order under this chapter or chapter 518 for child support, or for the appointment of trustees to receive property awarded as support money, the court may from time to time, on motion of either of the p…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.40 CHILD CARE SUPPORT.

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518A.40 CHILD CARE SUPPORT. § Subdivision 1.Child care costs. Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties and approved by the court, the court must order that work-related or education-related child care costs of joint children be divided between the obligor and obligee based on th…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.41 MEDICAL SUPPORT.

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518A.41 MEDICAL SUPPORT. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. The definitions in this subdivision apply to this chapter and chapter 518. (a) "Health care coverage" means private health care coverage, including fee for service, health maintenance organization, preferred provider organizat…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.42 ABILITY TO PAY; SELF-SUPPORT ADJUSTMENT.

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518A.42 ABILITY TO PAY; SELF-SUPPORT ADJUSTMENT. § Subdivision 1.Ability to pay. (a) It is a rebuttable presumption that a child support order should not exceed the obligor's ability to pay. To determine the amount of child support the obligor has the ability to pay, the court sh…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.43 DEVIATIONS FROM CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES.

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518A.43 DEVIATIONS FROM CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES. § Subdivision 1.General factors. Among other reasons, deviation from the presumptive child support obligation computed under section 518A.34 is intended to encourage prompt and regular payments of child support and to prevent eith…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.44 NOTICE TO PUBLIC AUTHORITY.

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518A.44 NOTICE TO PUBLIC AUTHORITY. The petitioner shall notify the public authority of all proceedings for dissolution, legal separation, determination of parentage, or for the custody of a child, if either party is receiving public assistance or applies for it subsequent to the…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.45 FAILURE OF NOTICE.

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518A.45 FAILURE OF NOTICE. If the court in a dissolution, legal separation, or determination of parentage proceeding finds before issuing the order for judgment and decree, that notification has not been given to the public authority, the court shall set child support as provided…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.46 PROCEDURES FOR CHILD AND MEDICAL SUPPORT ORDERS AND PARENTAGE ORDERS IN THE EXPEDITED PROCESS.

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518A.46 PROCEDURES FOR CHILD AND MEDICAL SUPPORT ORDERS AND PARENTAGE ORDERS IN THE EXPEDITED PROCESS. § Subdivision 1.General. This section applies in cases in which support rights are assigned under section 518A.81, subdivision 2, or where the public authority is providing serv…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.47 PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES BY THE PUBLIC AUTHORITY.

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518A.47 PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES BY THE PUBLIC AUTHORITY. § Subdivision 1.General. (a) The provision of services under the child support enforcement program that includes services by an attorney or an attorney's representative employed by, under contract to, or representing th…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.48 SUFFICIENCY OF NOTICE.

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518A.48 SUFFICIENCY OF NOTICE. Automated child support notices sent by the public authority which do not require service are sufficient notice when issued and mailed by first class mail to the person's last known address. History: 1997 c 245 art 1 s 12; 2005 c 164 s 29; 1Sp2005 c…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.49 ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS; JUDGMENT.

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518A.49 ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS; JUDGMENT. (a) The public agency responsible for child support enforcement is joined as a party in each case in which rights are assigned under section 518A.81, subdivision 2. The court administrator shall enter and docket a judgment obtained by opera…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.50 PAYMENT TO PUBLIC AGENCY.

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518A.50 PAYMENT TO PUBLIC AGENCY. (a) This section applies to all proceedings involving a support order, including, but not limited to, a support order establishing an order for past support or reimbursement of public assistance. (b) The court shall direct that all payments order…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.51 FEES FOR IV-D SERVICES.

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518A.51 FEES FOR IV-D SERVICES. (a) When a recipient of IV-D services is no longer receiving assistance under the state's title IV-A, IV-E foster care, or medical assistance programs, the public authority responsible for child support enforcement must notify the recipient, within…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.52 OVERPAYMENTS.

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518A.52 OVERPAYMENTS. If child support or maintenance is not assigned under section 518A.81, and an obligor has overpaid a child support or maintenance obligation because of a modification or error in the amount owed, the public authority shall: (1) apply the amount of the overpa…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.53 INCOME WITHHOLDING.

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518A.53 INCOME WITHHOLDING. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purpose of this section, the following terms have the meanings provided in this subdivision unless otherwise stated. (b) "Payor of funds" means any person or entity that provides funds to an obligor, including a…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.54 CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT CENTER; DEFINITIONS.

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518A.54 CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT CENTER; DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. For the purposes of the child support center established under sections 518A.54 to 518A.56, the following terms have the meanings given. § Subd. 2.Central collections unit. "Central collections unit" means …

Minn. Stat. § 518A.55 CENTRAL COLLECTIONS UNIT.

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518A.55 CENTRAL COLLECTIONS UNIT. The commissioner of children, youth, and families shall create and maintain a central collections unit for the purpose of receiving, processing, and disbursing payments, and for maintaining a record of payments, in all cases in which: (1) the sta…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.56 MANDATORY PAYMENT OF OBLIGATIONS TO CENTRAL COLLECTIONS UNIT.

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518A.56 MANDATORY PAYMENT OF OBLIGATIONS TO CENTRAL COLLECTIONS UNIT. § Subdivision 1.Location of payment. All payments described in section 518A.55 must be made to the central collections unit. § Subd. 2.Agency designation of location. Each local child support agency shall provi…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.57 NOTICE OF ORDER.

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518A.57 NOTICE OF ORDER. Whenever these laws require service of a court's order on an employer, union, or payor of funds, service of a verified notice of order may be made in lieu thereof. The verified notice shall contain the title of the action, the name of the court, the court…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.58 ESCROW ACCOUNT; CHILD SUPPORT; MAINTENANCE OBLIGATION.

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518A.58 ESCROW ACCOUNT; CHILD SUPPORT; MAINTENANCE OBLIGATION. § Subdivision 1.Stay of service. If the court finds there is no arrearage in child support or maintenance as of the date of the court hearing, the court shall stay service of the order under section 518A.53 if the obl…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.60 COLLECTION; ARREARS ONLY.

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518A.60 COLLECTION; ARREARS ONLY. (a) Remedies available for the collection and enforcement of support in this chapter and chapters 142A, 256, 257, 518, and 518C also apply to cases in which the child or children for whom support is owed are emancipated and the obligor owes past …

Minn. Stat. § 518A.61 COLLECTION; REVENUE RECAPTURE.

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518A.61 COLLECTION; REVENUE RECAPTURE. The public authority may submit debt under chapter 270A only if the obligor is in arrears in court-ordered child support or maintenance payments, or both, in an amount greater than the obligor's total monthly support and maintenance payments…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.62 CHILD SUPPORT DEBT AND ARREARAGE MANAGEMENT.

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518A.62 CHILD SUPPORT DEBT AND ARREARAGE MANAGEMENT. In order to reduce and otherwise manage support debts and arrearages, the parties, including the public authority where arrearages have been assigned to the public authority, may compromise unpaid support debts or arrearages ow…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.63 TRUSTEE.

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518A.63 TRUSTEE. (a) Upon its own motion or upon motion of either party, the court may appoint a trustee, when it is deemed expedient, to receive any money ordered to be paid as maintenance or support money for remittance to the person entitled to receive the payments. The truste…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.64 ADMINISTRATIVE SEEK EMPLOYMENT ORDERS.

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518A.64 ADMINISTRATIVE SEEK EMPLOYMENT ORDERS. § Subdivision 1.Court order. For any support order being enforced by the public authority, the public authority may seek a court order requiring the obligor to seek employment if: (1) employment of the obligor cannot be verified; (2)…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.65 DRIVER'S LICENSE SUSPENSION.

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518A.65 DRIVER'S LICENSE SUSPENSION. (a) Upon motion of an obligee, which has been properly served on the obligor and upon which there has been an opportunity for hearing, if a court finds that the obligor has been or may be issued a driver's license by the commissioner of public…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.66 OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE SUSPENSION.

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518A.66 OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE SUSPENSION. (a) Upon motion of an obligee, if the court finds that the obligor is or may be licensed by a licensing board listed in section 214.01 or other state, county, or municipal agency or board that issues an occupational license and the obligor…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.67 MOTOR VEHICLE LIEN.

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518A.67 MOTOR VEHICLE LIEN. (a) Upon motion of an obligee, if a court finds that the obligor is a debtor for a judgment debt resulting from nonpayment of court-ordered child support or maintenance payments, or both, in an amount equal to or greater than three times the obligor's …

Minn. Stat. § 518A.68 RECREATIONAL LICENSE SUSPENSION.

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518A.68 RECREATIONAL LICENSE SUSPENSION. (a) Upon motion of an obligee or the public authority, and if the court finds that (1) the obligor is in arrears in court-ordered child support or maintenance payments, or both, in an amount equal to or greater than six times the obligor's…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.685 CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCY; REPORTING ARREARS.

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518A.685 CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCY; REPORTING ARREARS. (a) If a public authority determines that an obligor has not paid the current monthly support obligation plus any required arrearage payment for three months, the public authority may report this information to a consumer rep…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.69 PAYMENT AGREEMENTS.

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518A.69 PAYMENT AGREEMENTS. In proposing or approving proposed written payment agreements for purposes of this chapter, the court, a child support magistrate, or the public authority shall take into consideration the amount of the arrearages, the amount of the current support ord…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.70 DATA ON SUSPENSIONS FOR SUPPORT ARREARS.

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518A.70 DATA ON SUSPENSIONS FOR SUPPORT ARREARS. Notwithstanding section 13.03, subdivision 4, paragraph (c), data on an occupational license suspension under section 518A.66 or a driver's license suspension under section 518A.65 that are transferred by the Department of Children…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.71 SECURITY; SEQUESTRATION; CONTEMPT.

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518A.71 SECURITY; SEQUESTRATION; CONTEMPT. In all cases when maintenance or support payments are ordered, the court may require sufficient security to be given for the payment of them according to the terms of the order. Upon neglect or refusal to give security, or upon failure t…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.72 CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS FOR NONPAYMENT OF SUPPORT.

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518A.72 CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS FOR NONPAYMENT OF SUPPORT. § Subdivision 1.Grounds. If a person against whom an order or decree for support has been entered under this chapter, chapter 256, chapter 518, or a comparable law from another jurisdiction, is in arrears in court-ordered ch…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.73 EMPLOYER CONTEMPT.

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518A.73 EMPLOYER CONTEMPT. § Subdivision 1.Orders binding. Notices or orders for income withholding or medical support issued pursuant to sections 518A.41 and 518A.53 are binding on the employer, trustee, or other payor of funds after the order or notice for income withholding or…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.735 ENFORCEMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT.

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518A.735 ENFORCEMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT. (a) A child support obligee is entitled to recover from the obligor reasonable attorney fees and other collection costs incurred to enforce a child support judgment, as provided in this section. In order to recover collection costs under thi…

Minn. Stat. § 518A.74 PUBLICATION OF NAMES OF DELINQUENT CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGORS.

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518A.74 PUBLICATION OF NAMES OF DELINQUENT CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGORS. § Subdivision 1.Making names public. At least once each year, the commissioner of children, youth, and families, in consultation with the attorney general, may publish a list of the names and other identifying inf…