Minnesota Expedited Child Support Process

MINNESOTA EXPEDITED CHILD SUPPORT PROCESS

      Federal law requires the State of Minnesota (along with all other States) to have an expedited child support process for hearing certain types of child support cases.  The expedited process has more user-friendly rules and requirements (similar to conciliation Court) that enables more individuals to obtain child support relief on their own (pro se).  Only "IV-D" cases can be heard in the expedited process.  “Title IV-D case” means any case in which the child support enforcement agency is enforcing the child support order pursuant to Title IV-D of the “Social Security Act,” 88 Stat. 2351 (1975), 42 U.S.C. 651, as amended.  A IV-D case includes child support matters where either party receives or formerly received public assistance (medical assistance, Minnesota Care, daycare assistance, etc), or where a party has applied for child support enforcement services through the County. 

Rule 351.02. of the Minnesota Rules of the Expedited Child Support Process provides:

Purposes and Goals of the Expedited Child Support Process:

The purposes of these rules are to establish an expedited process that:

(a) is streamlined;
(b) is uniform across the state;
(c) is easily accessible to the parties; and
(d) results in timely and consistent issuance of orders.

Goals.

These rules should be construed to:
(a) be a constitutional system;
(b) be an expedited process;
(c) be family and user friendly;
(d) be fair to the parties;
(e) be a cost-effective system;
(f) address local administration and implementation concerns;
(g) maintain simple administrative procedures and focus on problem cases;
(h) comply with federal and state laws;
(i) maximize federal financial participation;
(j) ensure consistent decisions statewide; and
(k) have adequate financial and personnel resources.

Minnesota Child Support Lawyer

If you are facing a child support matter in the Minnesota Child Support Expedited Process, and you either have a question about the process or you would like legal representation for the child support matter, please contact the child support attorney, at Blahnik Law Office, PLLC.