1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to child support; modifying circumstances under which the public authority
1.3 must direct support to an obligee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section
1.4 518A.46, subdivision 7.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 518A.46, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
1.7 Subd. 7.Administrative redirection of support.(a) The public authority must provide
1.8written notice of redirection to the obligee, the obligor, and the caregiver. The notice must
1.9be mailed to the obligor, obligee, and caregiver at the obligee's, the obligor's, and the
1.10caregiver's respective last known address. The notice must state the name of the child or
1.11children for whom support will be redirected, to whom the support will be redirected, the
1.12date the support will be redirected, and the amount of the support that will be redirected.
1.13The notice must also inform the parties of the right to contest the redirection of support
1.14according to paragraph (c).
1.15 (b) If fewer than all of the children for whom the support is ordered reside with the
1.16caregiver, the public authority must redirect the proportional share of the support for the
1.17number of children residing with the caregiver.
1.18 (c) The obligee or obligor may contest the redirection of support on the limited grounds
1.19that:
1.20 (1) the child or children do not reside or no longer reside with the caregiver;
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 293
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Scott and Gander01/23/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law 2.1 (2) under an out-of-home placement plan under section 260C.212, subdivision 1, that
2.2includes a plan for reunification, all or part of the support is needed to maintain the obligee's
2.3home; or
2.4 (3) the redirection of support is not in the best interests of the child.
2.5 (d) To contest the redirection, the obligee or obligor must make a written request for a
2.6hearing to the public authority within 30 calendar days of the date of the written notice of
2.7redirection. The hearing must be held at the earliest practicable time, but no later than 30
2.8calendar days from the date the public authority receives the written request for a hearing.
2.9If the public authority receives a timely written request for a hearing, the public authority
2.10must schedule a hearing and serve the obligee and the obligor with a notice of hearing at
2.11least 14 days before the date of the hearing. The notice must be served personally or by
2.12mail at the obligee's and the obligor's respective last known address. The public authority
2.13must file with the court the notice of hearing along with the notice of redirection at least
2.14five days before the scheduled hearing. The court administrator must schedule these hearings
2.15to be heard in the expedited process before a child support magistrate, but may schedule
2.16these hearings in district court if the availability of a child support magistrate does not permit
2.17a hearing to occur within the time frames of this subdivision.
2.18 (e) If neither the obligee nor the obligor contests the redirection of support under this
2.19subdivision, support must be redirected to the caregiver effective the first day of the month
2.20following the expiration of the time period to contest under paragraph (d). If the obligee or
2.21the obligor contests the redirection of support under paragraph (d), the public authority must
2.22not redirect support to the caregiver pending the outcome of the hearing.
2.23 (f) The redirection of the basic support, medical support, and child care support terminates
2.24and the public authority must direct support to the obligee if the public authority determines
2.25that:
2.26 (1) the caregiver for the child no longer receives public assistance for the child;
2.27 (2) the voluntary placement agreement expires; or
2.28 (3) the court order placing the child is no longer in effect.; or
2.29 (4) the redirection of support is not in the best interests of the child as determined under
2.30section 260B.331, subdivision 1, or 260C.331, subdivision 1.
2.31 (g) The public authority must notify the obligee, obligor, and caregiver of a termination
2.32of the redirection of support by mailing a written notice to each of them at their last known
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REVISOR VH/MI 25-0141312/20/24 3.1address. The termination is effective the first day of the month that occurs at least 14 calendar
3.2days after the date the notice is mailed.
3.3 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025.
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