1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to family law; changing certain child support and maintenance 
1.3 	provisions;amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 518.175, subdivision 
1.4 	1; 518.551, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision; 518.5513, subdivision 3; 
1.5 	Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 518.005, subdivision 6;  Laws 
1.6 	2005, chapter 164, sections 4; 5; 8; 9; 10; 11; 14; 15; 16; 17, subdivision 1; 18; 
1.7 	20; 21; 22, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 16, 17, 18; 23, subdivisions 1, 2; 24; 25; 26, 
1.8 	subdivision 2, as amended; 31; 32; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.9 	Statutes, chapter 518; repealing Laws 2005, chapter 164, section 12.
1.10 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.11 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 518.005, subdivision 6, 
1.12 	is amended to read:
1.13 		Subd. 6.Filing fee. The initial pleading first paper filed for a party in all 
1.14 	proceedings for dissolution of marriage, legal separation, or annulment or proceedings 
1.15 	to establish child support obligations shall be accompanied by a filing fee of $50. The 
1.16 	fee is in addition to any other prescribed by law or rule.

1.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2006.

1.18 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 518.175, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.19 		Subdivision 1.General. (a) In all proceedings for dissolution or legal separation, 
1.20 	subsequent to the commencement of the proceeding and continuing thereafter during 
1.21 	the minority of the child, the court shall, upon the request of either parent, grant such 
1.22 	parenting time on behalf of the child and a parent as will enable the child and the parent to 
1.23 	maintain a child to parent relationship that will be in the best interests of the child.
1.24 	If the court finds, after a hearing, that parenting time with a parent is likely to 
1.25 	endanger the child's physical or emotional health or impair the child's emotional 
2.1 	development, the court shall restrict parenting time with that parent as to time, place, 
2.2 	duration, or supervision and may deny parenting time entirely, as the circumstances 
2.3 	warrant. The court shall consider the age of the child and the child's relationship with 
2.4 	the parent prior to the commencement of the proceeding.
2.5 	A parent's failure to pay support because of the parent's inability to do so shall not 
2.6 	be sufficient cause for denial of parenting time.
2.7 	(b) The court may provide that a law enforcement officer or other appropriate person 
2.8 	will accompany a party seeking to enforce or comply with parenting time.
2.9 	(c) Upon request of either party, to the extent practicable an order for parenting 
2.10 	time must include a specific schedule for parenting time, including the frequency and 
2.11 	duration of visitation and visitation during holidays and vacations, unless parenting time 
2.12 	is restricted, denied, or reserved.
2.13 	(d) The court administrator shall provide a form for a pro se motion regarding 
2.14 	parenting time disputes, which includes provisions for indicating the relief requested, an 
2.15 	affidavit in which the party may state the facts of the dispute, and a brief description of 
2.16 	the parenting time expeditor process under section  518.1751. The form may not include 
2.17 	a request for a change of custody. The court shall provide instructions on serving and 
2.18 	filing the motion. 
2.19 	(e) In the absence of other evidence, there is a rebuttable presumption that a parent is 
2.20 	entitled to receive at least 25 percent of the parenting time for the child. For purposes of 
2.21 	this paragraph, the percentage of parenting time may be determined by calculating the 
2.22 	number of overnights that a child spends with a parent or by using a method other than 
2.23 	overnights if the parent has significant time periods on separate days when the child is in 
2.24 	the parent's physical custody but does not stay overnight. The court may consider the age 
2.25 	of the child in determining whether a child is with a parent for a significant period of time.

2.26 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 518.551, is amended by adding a subdivision 
2.27 	to read:
2.28 		Subd. 1a.Scope; payment to public authority. (a) This section applies to all 
2.29 	proceedings involving a support order, including, but not limited to, a support order 
2.30 	establishing an order for past support or reimbursement of public assistance.
2.31 	(b) The court shall direct that all payments ordered for maintenance or support 
2.32 	be made to the public authority responsible for child support enforcement so long as 
2.33 	the obligee is receiving or has applied for public assistance, or has applied for child 
2.34 	support or maintenance collection services. Public authorities responsible for child 
2.35 	support enforcement may act on behalf of other public authorities responsible for child 
3.1 	support enforcement, including the authority to represent the legal interests of or execute 
3.2 	documents on behalf of the other public authority in connection with the establishment, 
3.3 	enforcement, and collection of child support, maintenance, or medical support, and 
3.4 	collection on judgments.
3.5 	(c) Payments made to the public authority other than payments under section 
3.6 	518.6111 must be credited as of the date the payment is received by the central collections 
3.7 	unit.
3.8 	(d) Monthly amounts received by the public agency responsible for child support 
3.9 	enforcement from the obligor that are greater than the monthly amount of public assistance 
3.10 	granted to the obligee must be remitted to the obligee.

3.11 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 518.551, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
3.12 		Subd. 6.Failure of notice. If the court in a dissolution, legal separation or 
3.13 	determination of parentage proceeding, finds before issuing the order for judgment and 
3.14 	decree, that notification has not been given to the public authority, the court shall set child 
3.15 	support according to the guidelines in subdivision 5 as provided in Laws 2005, chapter 
3.16 	164, section 26. In those proceedings in which no notification has been made pursuant to 
3.17 	this section and in which the public authority determines that the judgment is lower than 
3.18 	the child support required by the guidelines in subdivision 5, it shall move the court for a 
3.19 	redetermination of the support payments ordered so that the support payments comply 
3.20 	with the guidelines.

3.21 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 518.5513, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
3.22 		Subd. 3.Contents of pleadings. (a) In cases involving establishment or 
3.23 	modification of a child support order, the initiating party shall include the following 
3.24 	information, if known, in the pleadings:
3.25 	(1) names, addresses, and dates of birth of the parties;
3.26 	(2) Social Security numbers of the parties and the minor children of the parties, 
3.27 	which information shall be considered private information and shall be available only to 
3.28 	the parties, the court, and the public authority;
3.29 	(3) other support obligations of the obligor;
3.30 	(4) names and addresses of the parties' employers;
3.31 	(5) netgross income of the parties as definedcalculated in section  518.551, 
3.32 	subdivision 5, with the authorized deductions itemized 518.7123; 
3.33 	(6) amounts and sources of any other earnings and income of the parties;
3.34 	(7) health insurance coverage of parties;
4.1 	(8) types and amounts of public assistance received by the parties, including 
4.2 	Minnesota family investment plan, child care assistance, medical assistance, 
4.3 	MinnesotaCare, title IV-E foster care, or other form of assistance as defined in section  
4.4 	256.741, subdivision 1; and 
4.5 	(9) any other information relevant to the determinationcomputation of the child or 
4.6 	medical support obligation under section  518.171 or  518.551, subdivision 5 518.713. 
4.7 	(b) For all matters scheduled in the expedited process, whether or not initiated by 
4.8 	the public authority, the nonattorney employee of the public authority shall file with the 
4.9 	court and serve on the parties the following information:
4.10 	(1) information pertaining to the income of the parties available to the public 
4.11 	authority from the Department of Employment and Economic Development;
4.12 	(2) a statement of the monthly amount of child support, medical support, child care, 
4.13 	and arrears currently being charged the obligor on Minnesota IV-D cases;
4.14 	(3) a statement of the types and amount of any public assistance, as defined in 
4.15 	section  256.741, subdivision 1, received by the parties; and 
4.16 	(4) any other information relevant to the determination of support that is known to 
4.17 	the public authority and that has not been otherwise provided by the parties.
4.18 	The information must be filed with the court or child support magistrate at least 
4.19 	five days before any hearing involving child support, medical support, or child care 
4.20 	reimbursement issues.

4.21 	Sec. 6. [518.7124] POTENTIAL INCOME.
4.22 		Subdivision 1.General. If a parent is voluntarily unemployed, underemployed,  or 
4.23 	employed on a less than full-time basis, or there is no  direct evidence of any income, child 
4.24 	support must be calculated  based on a determination of potential income.  For purposes of 
4.25 	this determination, it is rebuttably presumed that a parent can  be gainfully employed on 
4.26 	a full-time basis. As used in this section, "full time" means 40 hours of  work in a week 
4.27 	except in those industries, trades, or  professions in which most employers, due to custom, 
4.28 	practice, or  agreement, use a normal work week of more or less than 40  hours in a week.  
4.29 		Subd. 2.Methods. Determination of potential income must be made  according 
4.30 	to one of three methods, as appropriate:
4.31 	(1) the parent's probable earnings level based on  employment potential, recent 
4.32 	work history, and occupational  qualifications in light of prevailing job opportunities and 
4.33 	earnings levels in the community;
5.1 	(2) if a parent is receiving unemployment compensation or workers' compensation, 
5.2 	that parent's income may be calculated using the actual amount of the unemployment 
5.3 	compensation or  workers' compensation benefit received; or
5.4 	(3) the amount of income a parent could earn working full  time at 150 percent of the 
5.5 	current federal or state minimum  wage, whichever is higher.
5.6 		Subd. 3.Parent not considered voluntarily unemployed or underemployed.
 5.7 	A parent is not considered voluntarily unemployed or underemployed upon a showing 
5.8 	by the parent that:
5.9 	(1) unemployment or underemployment is temporary and will ultimately lead to an 
5.10 	increase in income;
5.11 	(2) the unemployment or underemployment represents a bona fide career change that 
5.12 	outweighs the adverse effect of that parent's diminished income on the child; or
5.13 	(3) the parent is unable to work full time due to a verified disability or due to 
5.14 	incarceration.  
5.15 		Subd. 4.TANF recipient. If the parent of a joint child is a recipient of a  temporary 
5.16 	assistance to a needy family (TANF) cash grant, no potential income is to be imputed 
5.17 	to that parent.
5.18 		Subd. 5.Caretaker. If a parent stays at home to care for a child who is subject to 
5.19 	the child support order, the court may consider the following factors when determining 
5.20 	whether the parent is  voluntarily unemployed or underemployed:
5.21 	(1) the parties' parenting and child care arrangements  before the child support action; 
5.22 	(2) the stay-at-home parent's employment history, recency  of employment, earnings, 
5.23 	and the availability of jobs within the community for an individual with the parent's 
5.24 	qualifications;  
5.25 	(3) the relationship between the employment-related  expenses, including, but not 
5.26 	limited to, child care and  transportation costs required for the parent to be employed, 
5.27 	and  the income the stay-at-home parent could receive from available  jobs within the 
5.28 	community for an individual with the parent's  qualifications;
5.29 	(4) the child's age and health, including whether the child  is physically or mentally 
5.30 	disabled; and
5.31 	(5) the availability of child care providers.
5.32 	This paragraph does not apply if the parent stays at  home only to care for other 
5.33 	nonjoint children.
5.34 		Subd. 6.Economic conditions. A self-employed parent is not considered to be 
5.35 	voluntarily unemployed or underemployed if that parent can show  that the parent's net 
5.36 	self-employment income is lower because of  economic conditions.

6.1 	Sec. 7. Laws 2005, chapter 164, section 4, is amended to read:
6.2 	Sec. 4.  [518.1781] SIX-MONTH REVIEW.
6.3 	(a) A request for a six-month review hearing form must be  attached to a decree of 
6.4 	dissolution or legal separation or an  order that initially establishes child custody, parenting 
6.5 	time,  or support rights and obligations of parents an amount of child support.  The state 
6.6 	court  administrator is requested to prepare the request for review  hearing form. The form 
6.7 	must include a notice, in bold print, stating: Your failure to appear at this hearing may 
6.8 	cause the court to order your appearance and may subject you to contempt of court. The 
6.9 	form must include information regarding the  procedures for requesting a hearing, the 
6.10 	purpose of the hearing,  and any other information regarding a hearing under this section  
6.11 	that the state court administrator deems necessary.  
6.12 	(b) The six-month review hearing shall be held if any party  submits a written request 
6.13 	for a hearing within six months after  entry of a decree of dissolution or legal separation or 
6.14 	order  that establishes child custody, parenting time, or support.  
6.15 	(c) Upon receipt of a completed request for hearing form,  the court administrator 
6.16 	shall provide notice of the hearing to  all other parties and the public authority.  The court  
6.17 	administrator shall schedule the six-month review hearing as  soon as practicable following 
6.18 	the receipt of the hearing request  form.  If the hearing request raises parenting time issues, 
6.19 	the court administrator shall schedule the hearing before a district court judge. 
6.20 	(d) At the six-month hearing, the court must may review:  
6.21 	(1) whether child support is current; and  
6.22 	(2) whether both parties are complying with the parenting  time provisions of the 
6.23 	order.  
6.24 	The court must not modify custody or parenting time or child support orders at 
6.25 	the hearing.
6.26 	(e) At the six-month hearing, the obligor has the burden to  present evidence to 
6.27 	establish that child support payments are  current.  A party may request that the public 
6.28 	authority provide  information to the parties and court regarding child support  payments.  A 
6.29 	party must request the information from the public  authority at least 14 days before the 
6.30 	hearing.  The commissioner  of human services must develop a form to be used by the 
6.31 	public  authority to submit child support payment information to the  parties and court.  
6.32 	(f) Contempt of court and all statutory remedies for child  support and parenting time 
6.33 	enforcement may be imposed by the  court at the six-month hearing for noncompliance by 
6.34 	either party  pursuant to chapters 517C andthis chapter or chapter 588 and the Minnesota 
6.35 	Court Rules, except that contempt of court powers may only be used against a party who 
7.1 	appears at the hearing. If a party does not appear, the court may issue an order to show 
7.2 	cause if the moving party has presented a sufficient factual basis to establish contempt.  
7.3 	(g) A request for a six-month review hearing form must be  attached to a decree or 
7.4 	order that initially establishes child  support rights and obligations according to section 
7.5 	517A.29. The court shall conduct the six-month hearing as an informal proceeding at 
7.6 	which the court may make appropriate inquiries to assure that the parties are complying 
7.7 	with child support and parenting time orders. The court may take testimony only for 
7.8 	purposes of a contempt of court finding.

7.9 	Sec. 8. Laws 2005, chapter 164, section 5, is amended to read:
7.10 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 518.54, is amended to read:
7.11 	518.54 DEFINITIONS.
7.12 	Subdivision 1.  Terms. For the purposes of sections  518.54 to  518.773, the terms 
7.13 	defined in this section  shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them.  
7.14 	Subd. 2.  Child. "Child" means an individual under 18  years of age, an individual 
7.15 	under age 20 who is still attending  secondary school, or an individual who, by reason of 
7.16 	physical or  mental condition, is incapable of self-support.  
7.17 	Subd. 2a.  Deposit account. "Deposit account" means funds  deposited with a 
7.18 	financial institution in the form of a savings  account, checking account, NOW account, or 
7.19 	demand deposit  account.  
7.20 	Subd. 2b.  Financial institution. "Financial institution"  means a savings association, 
7.21 	bank, trust company, credit union,  industrial loan and thrift company, bank and trust 
7.22 	company, or  savings association, and includes a branch or detached facility  of a financial 
7.23 	institution.  
7.24 	Subd. 3. Maintenance. "Maintenance" means an award made  in a dissolution or 
7.25 	legal separation proceeding of payments from  the future income or earnings of one spouse 
7.26 	for the support and  maintenance of the other.  
7.27 	Subd. 4.  Support money; child support. "Support money"  or "child support" 
7.28 	means an amount for basic support, child care  support, and medical support pursuant to:  
7.29 	(1) an award in a dissolution, legal separation, annulment,  or parentage proceeding 
7.30 	for the care, support and education of  any child of the marriage or of the parties to the 
7.31 	proceeding;   
7.32 	(2) a contribution by parents ordered under section 256.87;  or  
7.33 	(3) support ordered under chapter 518B or 518C.  
8.1 	Subd. 4a. Support order.(a) "Support order" means a  judgment, decree, or order, 
8.2 	whether temporary, final, or subject  to modification, issued by a court or administrative 
8.3 	agency of  competent jurisdiction,:
8.4 	(1) for the support and maintenance of a  child, including a child who has attained 
8.5 	the age of majority  under the law of the issuing state, or;
8.6 	(2) for a child and the parent  with whom the child is living, that provides for 
8.7 	monetary  support, child care, medical support including expenses for  confinement and 
8.8 	pregnancy, arrearages, or reimbursement, and  that; or
8.9 	(3) for the maintenance of a spouse or former spouse.
8.10 	(b) The support order may include related costs and fees, interest and penalties,  
8.11 	income withholding, and other relief.  This definition applies  to orders issued under this 
8.12 	chapter and chapters 256, 257, and  518C.  
8.13 	Subd. 5.  Marital property; exceptions. "Marital  property" means property, real or 
8.14 	personal, including vested  public or private pension plan benefits or rights, acquired by  
8.15 	the parties, or either of them, to a dissolution, legal  separation, or annulment proceeding 
8.16 	at any time during the  existence of the marriage relation between them, or at any time  
8.17 	during which the parties were living together as husband and  wife under a purported 
8.18 	marriage relationship which is annulled  in an annulment proceeding, but prior to the 
8.19 	date of valuation  under section 518.58, subdivision 1.  All property acquired by  either 
8.20 	spouse subsequent to the marriage and before the  valuation date is presumed to be marital 
8.21 	property regardless of  whether title is held individually or by the spouses in a form  
8.22 	of co-ownership such as joint tenancy, tenancy in common,  tenancy by the entirety, or 
8.23 	community property.  Each spouse  shall be deemed to have a common ownership in 
8.24 	marital property  that vests not later than the time of the entry of the decree in  a proceeding 
8.25 	for dissolution or annulment.  The extent of the  vested interest shall be determined and 
8.26 	made final by the court  pursuant to section 518.58.  If a title interest in real  property is held 
8.27 	individually by only one spouse, the interest  in the real property of the nontitled spouse is 
8.28 	not subject to  claims of creditors or judgment or tax liens until the time of  entry of the 
8.29 	decree awarding an interest to the nontitled  spouse.  The presumption of marital property 
8.30 	is overcome by a  showing that the property is nonmarital property.  
8.31 	"Nonmarital property" means property real or personal,  acquired by either spouse 
8.32 	before, during, or after the existence  of their marriage, which  
8.33 	(a) is acquired as a gift, bequest, devise or inheritance  made by a third party to 
8.34 	one but not to the other spouse;  
8.35 	(b) is acquired before the marriage;  
9.1 	(c) is acquired in exchange for or is the increase in value  of property which is 
9.2 	described in clauses (a), (b), (d), and  (e);  
9.3 	(d) is acquired by a spouse after the valuation date; or  
9.4 	(e) is excluded by a valid antenuptial contract.  
9.5 	Subd. 6.  Income. "Income" means any form of periodic  payment to an individual 
9.6 	including, but not limited to, wages,  salaries, payments to an independent contractor, 
9.7 	workers'  compensation, unemployment benefits, annuity, military and naval  retirement, 
9.8 	pension and disability payments.  Benefits received  under Title IV-A of the Social Security 
9.9 	Act and chapter 256J are  not income under this section.  
9.10 	Subd. 7.  Obligee. "Obligee" means a person to whom  payments for maintenance or 
9.11 	support are owed.  
9.12 	Subd. 8.  Obligor. "Obligor" means a person obligated to  pay maintenance or 
9.13 	support.  A person who is designated as the  sole physical custodianhas primary physical 
9.14 	custody of a child is presumed not to be an  obligor for purposes of calculating current
9.15 	a child  support under section 518.551 order under section 518.713, unless section 
9.16 	518.722, subdivision 3, applies or the court makes specific written findings  to overcome 
9.17 	this presumption.  For purposes of ordering medical  support under section 518.719, a 
9.18 	custodial parent who has primary physical custody of a child may be an  obligor subject 
9.19 	to a cost-of-living adjustment under section  518.641 and a payment agreement under 
9.20 	section 518.553.  
9.21 	Subd. 9.  Public authority. "Public authority" means  the   local unit of government, 
9.22 	acting on behalf of the state, that is  responsible for child support enforcement or the 
9.23 	Department of  Human Services, Child Support Enforcement Division.  
9.24 	Subd. 10. Pension plan benefits or rights. "Pension plan  benefits or rights" means 
9.25 	a benefit or right from a public or  private pension plan accrued to the end of the month in 
9.26 	which  marital assets are valued, as determined under the terms of the  laws or other plan 
9.27 	document provisions governing the plan,  including section 356.30.  
9.28 	Subd. 11.  Public pension plan. "Public pension plan"  means a pension plan or 
9.29 	fund specified in section 356.20,  subdivision 2, or 356.30, subdivision 3, the deferred  
9.30 	compensation plan specified in section 352.96, or any retirement  or pension plan or fund, 
9.31 	including a supplemental retirement  plan or fund, established, maintained, or supported by 
9.32 	a  governmental subdivision or public body whose revenues are  derived from taxation, 
9.33 	fees, assessments, or from other public  sources.  
9.34 	Subd. 12.  Private pension plan. "Private pension plan"  means a plan, fund, or 
9.35 	program maintained by an employer or  employee organization that provides retirement 
10.1 	income to  employees or results in a deferral of income by employees for a  period 
10.2 	extending to the termination of covered employment or  beyond.  
10.3 	Subd. 13. Arrears. Arrears are amounts that accrue  pursuant to an obligor's failure 
10.4 	to comply with a support  order.  Past support and pregnancy and confinement expenses  
10.5 	contained in a support order are arrears if the court order does  not contain repayment 
10.6 	terms.  Arrears also arise by the  obligor's failure to comply with the terms of a court order 
10.7 	for  repayment of past support or pregnancy and confinement  expenses.  An obligor's 
10.8 	failure to comply with the terms for  repayment of amounts owed for past support or 
10.9 	pregnancy and  confinement turns the entire amount owed into arrears.  
10.10 	Subd. 14.  IV-D case. "IV-D case" means a case where a  party has assigned to the 
10.11 	state rights to child support because  of the receipt of public assistance as defined in section  
10.12 	256.741 or has applied for child support services under title  IV-D of the Social Security 
10.13 	Act, United States Code, title 42,  section 654(4).  
10.14 	Subd. 15.  Parental income for determining child support  (PICS). "Parental 
10.15 	income for determining child support," or "PICS," means  gross income under subdivision 
10.16 	18 minus deductions for nonjoint  children as allowed byunder section 518.717.  
10.17 	Subd. 16. Apportioned veterans' benefits. "Apportioned  veterans' benefits" means 
10.18 	the amount the Veterans Administration  deducts from the veteran's award and disburses 
10.19 	to the child or  the child's representative payee.  The apportionment of  veterans' benefits 
10.20 	shall be that determined by the Veterans  Administration and governed by Code of Federal 
10.21 	Regulations,  title 38, sections 3.450 to 3.458.  
10.22 	Subd. 17. Basic support. "Basic support" means the basic  support obligation 
10.23 	determined by applying the parent's parental  income for child support, or if there are two 
10.24 	parents, their  combined parental income for child support, to the guideline in  the manner 
10.25 	set out in section 518.725 computed under section 518.713.  Basic support includes  the 
10.26 	dollar amount ordered for a child's housing, food, clothing,  transportation, and education 
10.27 	costs, and other expenses relating  to the child's care.  Basic support does not include 
10.28 	monetary  contributions for a child's child care expenses and medical and  dental expenses.  
10.29 	Subd. 18.  Gross income. "Gross income" means: 
10.30 	(1) the gross income of the parent calculated under section  518.7123; plus  
10.31 	(2) Social Security or veterans' benefit payments received  on behalf of the child 
10.32 	under section 518.718; plus
10.33 	(3) the potential income of the parent, if any, as  determined in subdivision 23; minus
10.34 	(4) spousal maintenance that any party has been ordered to  pay; minus
10.35 	(5) the amount of any existing child support order for  other nonjoint children.  
11.1 	Subd. 19.  Joint child. "Joint child" means the dependent  child who is the son or 
11.2 	daughterchild of both parents in the support  proceeding.  In those cases where support is 
11.3 	sought from only  one parent of a child, a joint child is the child for whom  support is sought.  
11.4 	Subd. 20. Nonjoint child. "Nonjoint child" means the  legal child of one, but not 
11.5 	both of the parents subject to this  determination.  Specifically excluded from this definition 
11.6 	are in the support proceeding. Nonjoint child does not include  stepchildren.  
11.7 	Subd. 21.Parenting time. "Parenting time" means the  amount of time a child is 
11.8 	scheduled to spend with the parent  according to a court order.  Parenting time includes 
11.9 	time with  the child whether it is designated as visitation, physical  custody, or parenting 
11.10 	time. For purposes of section 518.722,  the percentage of parenting time may be calculated 
11.11 	by calculating the number of overnights that a child spends with a  parent, or by using a 
11.12 	method other than overnights if the parent  has significant time periods where the child is 
11.13 	in the parent's  physical custody, but does not stay overnight. 
11.14 	Subd. 22.Payor of funds. "Payor of funds" means a  person or entity that provides 
11.15 	funds to an obligor, including an  employer as defined under chapter 24, section 3401(d), 
11.16 	of the  Internal Revenue Code, an independent contractor, payor of  workers' compensation 
11.17 	benefits or unemployment insurance  benefits, or a financial institution as defined in 
11.18 	section  13B.06.  
11.19 	Subd. 23.  Potential income. "Potential income" is income  determined under this 
11.20 	subdivision.  
11.21 	(a) If a parent is voluntarily unemployed, underemployed,  or employed on a 
11.22 	less than full-time basis, or there is no  direct evidence of any income, child support 
11.23 	shall be calculated  based on a determination of potential income.  For purposes of  this 
11.24 	determination, it is rebuttably presumed that a parent can  be gainfully employed on a 
11.25 	full-time basis.  
11.26 	(b) Determination of potential income shall be made  according to one of three 
11.27 	methods, as appropriate: 
11.28 	(1) the parent's probable earnings level based on  employment potential, recent 
11.29 	work history, and occupational  qualifications in light of prevailing job opportunities and 
11.30 	earnings levels in the community;  
11.31 	(2) if a parent is receiving unemployment compensation or  workers' compensation, 
11.32 	that parent's income may be calculated  using the actual amount of the unemployment 
11.33 	compensation or  workers' compensation benefit received; or  
11.34 	(3) the amount of income a parent could earn working full  time at 150 percent of the 
11.35 	current federal or state minimum  wage, whichever is higher.  
12.1 	(c) A parent is not considered voluntarily unemployed or  underemployed upon a 
12.2 	showing by the parent that:  
12.3 	(1) unemployment or underemployment is temporary and will  ultimately lead to an 
12.4 	increase in income;  
12.5 	(2) the unemployment or underemployment represents a bona  fide career change that 
12.6 	outweighs the adverse effect of that  parent's diminished income on the child; or  
12.7 	(3) the parent is unable to work full time due to a  verified disability or due to 
12.8 	incarceration.  
12.9 	(d) As used in this section, "full time" means 40 hours of  work in a week except in 
12.10 	those industries, trades, or  professions in which most employers due to custom, practice, 
12.11 	or  agreement utilize a normal work week of more or less than 40  hours in a week.  
12.12 	(e) If the parent of a joint child is a recipient of a  temporary assistance to a needy 
12.13 	family (TANF) cash grant, no  potential income shall be imputed to that parent.  
12.14 	(f) If a parent stays at home to care for a child who is  subject to the child support 
12.15 	order, the court may consider the  following factors when determining whether the parent 
12.16 	is  voluntarily unemployed or underemployed:  
12.17 	(1) the parties' parenting and child care arrangements  before the child support action;  
12.18 	(2) the stay-at-home parent's employment history, recency  of employment, earnings, 
12.19 	and the availability of jobs within the  community for an individual with the parent's 
12.20 	qualifications;  
12.21 	(3) the relationship between the employment-related  expenses, including, but not 
12.22 	limited to, child care and  transportation costs required for the parent to be employed, 
12.23 	and  the income the stay-at-home parent could receive from available  jobs within the 
12.24 	community for an individual with the parent's  qualifications;  
12.25 	(4) the child's age and health, including whether the child  is physically or mentally 
12.26 	disabled; and  
12.27 	(5) the availability of child care providers.  
12.28 	(g) Paragraph (f) does not apply if the parent stays at  home to care for other nonjoint 
12.29 	children, only.  
12.30 	(h) A self-employed parent shall not be considered to be  voluntarily unemployed 
12.31 	or underemployed if that parent can show  that the parent's net self-employment income 
12.32 	is lower because of  economic conditions. 
12.33 	Subd. 24.Subd. 22.  Primary physical custody. The parent having  "primary 
12.34 	physical custody" means the parent who provides the  primary residence for a child and is 
12.35 	responsible for the  majority of the day-to-day decisions concerning a child.  
13.1 	Subd. 25.Subd. 23. Social Security benefits. "Social Security  benefits" means 
13.2 	the monthly amountretirement, survivors, or disability insurance benefits that the Social 
13.3 	Security  Administration pays toprovides to a parent for that parent's own benefit or for 
13.4 	the benefit of a joint child or the child's  representative payee due solely to the disability 
13.5 	or retirement  of either parent.  Benefits paid. Social Security benefits do not include 
13.6 	Supplemental Security Income benefits that the Social Security Administration provides 
13.7 	to a parent for the parent's own benefit or  to a parent due to the  disability of a child are 
13.8 	excluded from this definition.  
13.9 	Subd. 26. Split custody. "Split custody" means that each  parent in a two-parent 
13.10 	calculation has primary physical custody  of at least one of the joint children.
13.11 	Subd. 27.Subd. 24. Survivors' and dependents' educational  assistance.
13.12 	"Survivors' and dependents' educational assistance"  are funds disbursed by the Veterans 
13.13 	Administration under United  States Code, title 38, chapter 35, to the child or the child's  
13.14 	representative payee.  

13.15 	Sec. 9. Laws 2005, chapter 164, section 8, is amended to read:
13.16 	Sec. 8.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 518.551,  subdivision 5b, is amended to 
13.17 	read:  
13.18 	
13.19 	Subd. 5b.  Providing income  information. (a)  In any case where the parties have 
13.20 	joint children for which a child support order must be determined, the parties shall serve 
13.21 	and file with their initial pleadings or motion documents, a financial affidavit, disclosing 
13.22 	all sources of gross income for purposes of section 518.7123. The financial affidavit shall 
13.23 	include relevant supporting documentation necessary to  calculate the parental income for 
13.24 	child support under section 518.54, subdivision 15, including, but not limited to, pay stubs 
13.25 	for the most recent three months, employer statements, or  statements of receipts and 
13.26 	expenses if self-employed. Documentation of earnings and income also include relevant 
13.27 	copies of each parent's most recent federal tax returns, including W-2 forms, 1099 forms, 
13.28 	unemployment benefit statements, workers' compensation statements, and all other 
13.29 	documents evidencing earnings or income as received that provide verification for the 
13.30 	financial affidavit. The commissioner of human services shall prepare a financial affidavit 
13.31 	form that must be used by the parties for disclosing information under this subdivision.
13.32 	
13.33 	(b) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (a), at any time after an action 
13.34 	seeking child support has been commenced or when a child support order is in effect, a 
13.35 	party or the public authority may require the other party to give them a copy of the party's 
14.1 	most recent federal tax returns that were filed with the Internal Revenue Service. The 
14.2 	party shall  provide a copy of the tax returns within 30 days of receipt of  the request unless 
14.3 	the request is not made in good faith. A  request under this paragraph may not be made 
14.4 	more than once every two years, in the absence of good cause.
14.5 	(c) If a parent under the jurisdiction of the court does not serve and file the financial 
14.6 	affidavit with the parent's initial pleading or motion documents, the court shall set income 
14.7 	for that parent based on credible evidence before the court or in accordance with section 
14.8 	518.54, subdivision 23 518.7124. Credible evidence may include documentation of 
14.9 	current or recent income, testimony of the other parent concerning recent earnings and 
14.10 	income levels, and the parent's wage reports filed with the Minnesota Department of 
14.11 	Employment and Economic Development under section 268.044.

14.12 	Sec. 10. Laws 2005, chapter 164, section 9, is amended to read:
14.13 	Sec. 9.  [518.6197] CHILD SUPPORT DEBT/ARREARAGE  MANAGEMENT.
14.14 	(a) In order to reduce and otherwise manage support debts and  arrearages, the 
14.15 	parties, including the public authority where  arrearages have been assigned to the public 
14.16 	authority, may  compromise unpaid support debts or arrearages owed by one party  to 
14.17 	another, whether or not docketed as a judgment.  A party may  agree or disagree to 
14.18 	compromise only those debts or arrearages  owed to that party.  
14.19 	(b) The public authority shall consider the following factors in determining whether 
14.20 	to compromise child support debt or arrearages:
14.21 	(1) whether a party, either presently or during the period for which arrears accrued, 
14.22 	had a significant physical or mental disability, was a recipient of federal Supplemental 
14.23 	Security Income, Title II Older Americans, Survivor's Disability Insurance, or other 
14.24 	disability benefits, or was a recipient of public assistance based upon need;
14.25 	(2) the party was institutionalized or incarcerated for an offense other than 
14.26 	nonsupport of a child during the period for which arrearages accrued and lacked the 
14.27 	financial ability to pay the support ordered during that time period;
14.28 	(3) the order for which the party seeks debt compromise was entered by default, the 
14.29 	party had good cause for not appearing, and the record contains no factual evidence or 
14.30 	clearly erroneous evidence, regarding the obligor's ability to pay; and
14.31 	(4) other factors the public authority considers relevant to its decision.

14.32 	Sec. 11. Laws 2005, chapter 164, section 10, is amended to read:
14.33 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 518.64, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
14.34 	
15.1 	Subd. 2.  Modification. (a) The terms of an order  respecting maintenance or support 
15.2 	may be modified upon a showing  of one or more of the following, any of which makes the 
15.3 	terms unreasonable and unfair:  (1) substantially increased or  decreased  gross income of an 
15.4 	obligor or  obligee; (2) substantially increased or decreased need of  an obligor or obligee 
15.5 	or the child or children that are  the subject of these proceedings; (3) receipt of assistance  
15.6 	under the AFDC program formerly codified under sections 256.72  to 256.87 or 256B.01 
15.7 	to 256B.40, or chapter 256J or 256K; (4) a  change in the cost of living for either party 
15.8 	as measured by the  Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, any of which makes the terms 
15.9 	unreasonable and unfair; (5) extraordinary medical expenses of  the child not provided for 
15.10 	under section 518.171;  (6) the  addition of work-related or education-related child care  
15.11 	expenses of the obligee or a substantial increase or decrease in  existing work-related 
15.12 	or education-related child care expenses;  or (7) upon the emancipation of the child, as 
15.13 	provided in  section 518.64, subdivision 4a.
15.14 	(b) It is presumed that there has been a substantial change  in circumstances under 
15.15 	paragraph (a) and the terms of a current  support order shall be rebuttably presumed to be 
15.16 	unreasonable  and unfair if:  
15.17 	(1) the application of the child support guidelines in section 518.551, subdivision 5
15.18 	518.725, to the current circumstances of  the parties results in a calculated court order that 
15.19 	is at least  20 percent and at least  $75 per month higher or lower than  the current support 
15.20 	order or, if the current support order is less than $75, it results in a calculated court order 
15.21 	that is at least 20 percent per month higher or lower;  
15.22 	(2) the medical support provisions of the order established  under section  518.719 
15.23 	are not enforceable by the public  authority or the obligee;  
15.24 	(3) health coverage ordered under section  518.719  is not available to the child for 
15.25 	whom the order is established  by the parent ordered to provide;   
15.26 	(4) the existing support obligation is in the form of a  statement of percentage and 
15.27 	not a specific dollar amount; or  
15.28 	(5) the gross income of an obligor or obligee has decreased  by at least 20 percent 
15.29 	through no fault or choice of the party.  
15.30 	(c) A child support order is not presumptively modifiable  solely because an obligor 
15.31 	or obligee becomes responsible for the  support of an additional nonjoint child, which is 
15.32 	born after an  existing order.  Section 518.717 shall be considered if other  grounds are 
15.33 	alleged which allow a modification of support.  
15.34 	(d) On a motion for modification of maintenance, including  a motion for the 
15.35 	extension of the duration of a maintenance  award, the court shall apply, in addition to all 
16.1 	other relevant  factors, the factors for an award of maintenance under section  518.552 that 
16.2 	exist at the time of the motion.  On a motion for  modification of support, the court:  
16.3 	(1) shall apply section  518.725, and  shall not consider the financial circumstances of 
16.4 	each party's  spouse, if any; and  
16.5 	(2) shall not consider compensation received by a party for  employment in excess of 
16.6 	a 40-hour work week, provided that the  party demonstrates, and the court finds, that:  
16.7 	(i) the excess employment began after entry of the existing  support order;  
16.8 	(ii) the excess employment is voluntary and not a condition  of employment;  
16.9 	(iii) the excess employment is in the nature of additional,  part-time employment, or 
16.10 	overtime employment compensable by the  hour or fractions of an hour;  
16.11 	(iv) the party's compensation structure has not been  changed for the purpose of 
16.12 	affecting a support or maintenance  obligation;  
16.13 	(v) in the case of an obligor, current child support  payments are at least equal to the 
16.14 	guidelines amount based on  income not excluded under this clause; and  
16.15 	(vi) in the case of an obligor who is in arrears in child  support payments to the 
16.16 	obligee, any net income from excess  employment must be used to pay the arrearages 
16.17 	until the  arrearages are paid in full.  
16.18 	 (e) A modification of support or maintenance, including  interest that accrued 
16.19 	pursuant to section 548.091, may be made  retroactive only with respect to any period 
16.20 	during which the  petitioning party has pending a motion for modification but only  from the 
16.21 	date of service of notice of the motion on the  responding party and on the public authority 
16.22 	if public  assistance is being furnished or the county attorney is the  attorney of record.
16.23 	 (f) Except for an award of the right of occupancy of  the homestead, provided in 
16.24 	section 518.63, all divisions of real  and personal property provided by section 518.58 
16.25 	shall be final,  and may be revoked or modified only where the court finds the  existence 
16.26 	of conditions that justify reopening a judgment under  the laws of this state, including 
16.27 	motions under section 518.145,  subdivision 2.  The court may impose a lien or charge on 
16.28 	the  divided property at any time while the property, or subsequently  acquired property, is 
16.29 	owned by the parties or either of them,  for the payment of maintenance or support money, 
16.30 	or may  sequester the property as is provided by section 518.24.  
16.31 	 (g) The court need not hold an evidentiary hearing on a  motion for modification of 
16.32 	maintenance or support.  
16.33 	 (h) Section 518.14 shall govern the award of attorney  fees for motions brought 
16.34 	under this subdivision.  
17.1 	(i) Except as expressly provided, an enactment, amendment,  or repeal of law does 
17.2 	not constitute a substantial change in the  circumstances for purposes of modifying a 
17.3 	child support order.  
17.4 	(j) There may be no modification of an existing child  support order during the first 
17.5 	year following the effective date  of sections 518.7123 to 518.729 except as follows:  
17.6 	(1) there is at least a 20 percent change in the gross  income of the obligor;  
17.7 	(2) there is a change in the number of joint children for  whom the obligor is legally 
17.8 	responsible and actually supporting;  
17.9 	(3) a parent or another caregiver of the child who is supported by the existing support 
17.10 	order begins to receive public assistance, as defined in section 256.741;
17.11 	(4) there are additional work-related or education-related child care expenses of the 
17.12 	obligee or a substantial increase or decrease in existing work-related or education-related 
17.13 	child care expenses;
17.14 	(5) there is a change in the availability of health care coverage, as defined in section 
17.15 	518.719, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), or a substantial increase or decrease in the cost 
17.16 	of existing health care coverage;
17.17 	(6) the child supported by the existing child support order becomes disabled; or
17.18 	(4)(7) both parents consent to modification of the existing  order in compliance with 
17.19 	the new income shares guidelines under section 518.713.  
17.20 	A modification under clause (4) may be granted only with respect to child care 
17.21 	support. A modification under clause (5) may be granted only with respect to medical 
17.22 	support. This paragraph expires January 1, 2008.
17.23 	(k) On the first modification under the income shares  method of calculation, of a 
17.24 	support order that was calculated under the statutory guidelines in effect before January 
17.25 	1, 2007, the court may phase in the modification of basic support may be  limited if the 
17.26 	amount of the full variance amount of the modification would create an undue hardship  for 
17.27 	either the obligor or the obligee.  
17.28 	Paragraph (j) expires January 1, 2008.

17.29 	Sec. 12. Laws 2005, chapter 164, section 11, is amended to read:
17.30 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 518.64, is amended by adding a 
17.31 	subdivision to read:
17.32 	
17.33 	Subd. 7.  Child care exception.Child care support must be based on the actual child 
17.34 	care expenses. The court may provide  that a reduction decrease in the amount allocated 
18.1 	for of the child care expenses  based on a substantial decrease in the actual child care
18.2 	expenses is effective as  of the date the expense is decreased.  
18.3 	

18.4 	Sec. 13. Laws 2005, chapter 164, section 14, is amended to read:
18.5 	Sec. 14.  [518.7123] CALCULATION OF GROSS INCOME. 
18.6 	(a) Except as excluded below Subject to the exclusions and deductions in this 
18.7 	section, gross income includes income  from any source any form of periodic payment 
18.8 	to an individual, including, but not limited to, salaries, wages,  commissions, advances, 
18.9 	bonuses, dividends, severance pay,  pensions, interest, honoraria, trust income, annuities, 
18.10 	return  on capital, Social Security benefits, workers' compensation benefits, unemployment 
18.11 	insurance benefits, disability insurance  benefits, gifts, prizes, including lottery winnings, 
18.12 	alimony,  spousal maintenance payments, income from self-employment or  operation of 
18.13 	a business, as determinedself-employment income under section 518.7125,  workers' 
18.14 	compensation, unemployment benefits, annuity payments, military and naval retirement, 
18.15 	pension and disability payments, spousal maintenance received under a previous order 
18.16 	or the current proceeding, Social Security or veterans benefits provided for a joint child 
18.17 	under section 518.718, and potential income under section 518.7124.  All salary Salaries, 
18.18 	wages, commissions, or other compensation paid by  third parties shall be based upon 
18.19 	Medicare gross income.  No  deductions shall be allowed for contributions to pensions,  
18.20 	401-K, IRA, or other retirement benefits.  
18.21 	(b) Excluded and not counted in Gross income is does not include compensation 
18.22 	received by a party for employment in excess of a  40-hour work week, provided that:  
18.23 	(1) child support is nonetheless ordered in an amount at  least equal to the guideline 
18.24 	amount based on gross income not  excluded under this clause; and  
18.25 	(2) the party demonstrates, and the court finds, that:  
18.26 	(i) the excess employment began after the filing of the  petition for dissolution or 
18.27 	legal separation or a petition or motion related to custody, parenting time, or support;  
18.28 	(ii) the excess employment reflects an increase in the work  schedule or hours worked 
18.29 	over that of the two years immediately  preceding the filing of the petition;  
18.30 	(iii) the excess employment is voluntary and not a  condition of employment;  
18.31 	(iv) the excess employment is in the nature of additional,  part-time or overtime 
18.32 	employment compensable by the hour or  fraction of an hour; and  
18.33 	(v) the party's compensation structure has not been changed  for the purpose of 
18.34 	affecting a support or maintenance obligation.  
19.1 	(c) Expense reimbursements or in-kind payments received by  a parent in the course 
19.2 	of employment, self-employment, or  operation of a business shall be counted as income 
19.3 	if they  reduce personal living expenses.  
19.4 	(d) Gross income may be calculated on either an annual or  monthly basis.  Weekly 
19.5 	income shall be translated to monthly  income by multiplying the weekly income by 4.33.  
19.6 	(e) Excluded and not counted asGross income is anydoes not include a child 
19.7 	support  payment received by a party.  It is a rebuttable presumption  that adoption 
19.8 	assistance payments, guardianship assistance  payments, and foster care subsidies are 
19.9 	excluded and not counted  asgross income.  
19.10 	(f) Excluded and not counted asGross income isdoes not include the income of the  
19.11 	obligor's spouse and the obligee's spouse.  
19.12 	(g) Child support or spousal maintenance payments ordered by a court for a nonjoint 
19.13 	child or former spouse or ordered payable to the other party as part of the current 
19.14 	proceeding are deducted from other periodic payments received by a party for purposes of 
19.15 	determining gross income. 

19.16 	Sec. 14. Laws 2005, chapter 164, section 15, is amended to read:
19.17 	Sec. 15.  [518.7125] INCOME FROM SELF-EMPLOYMENT OR  
19.18 	OPERATION OF A BUSINESS.
19.19 	For purposes of section 518.7123,  income from self-employment, rent, royalties, 
19.20 	proprietorship or operation of a business, or including joint ownership of a partnership or 
19.21 	closely held corporation, gross income is defined as gross receipts minus costs of goods 
19.22 	sold minus ordinary and necessary expenses required for self-employment or business 
19.23 	operation.  Specifically excluded from ordinary and necessary expenses are amounts 
19.24 	allowable by the Internal Revenue Service for the accelerated component of depreciation 
19.25 	expenses, investment tax credits, or any other business expenses determined by the court 
19.26 	to be inappropriate or excessive for determining gross income for purposes of calculating 
19.27 	child support. The person seeking to deduct an expense, including depreciation, has the 
19.28 	burden of proving, if challenged, that the expense is ordinary and necessary.

19.29 	Sec. 15. Laws 2005, chapter 164, section 16, is amended to read:
19.30 	Sec. 16.  [518.713] COMPUTATION OF CHILD SUPPORT  OBLIGATIONS.
19.31 	(a) To determine the presumptive amount ofchild support owed byobligation of a  
19.32 	parent, the court shall follow the procedure set forth in this section:.
19.33 	(b) To determine the obligor's basic support obligation, the court shall:
20.1 	(1) determine the gross income of each parent using the  definition in section 518.54, 
20.2 	subdivision 18 under section 518.7123;  
20.3 	(2) calculate the parental income for determining child support (PICS)  of each parent 
20.4 	under section 518.54, subdivision 15, by  subtracting from the gross income the credit, if 
20.5 	any, for each  parent's nonjoint children under section 518.717;  
20.6 	(3) determine the percentage contribution of each parent to  the combined PICS by 
20.7 	dividing the combined PICS into each  parent's PICS;  
20.8 	(4) determine the combined basic support obligation by  application of the schedule
20.9 	guidelines in section 518.725;  
20.10 	(5) determine each parent'sthe obligor's share of the basic support  obligation 
20.11 	by multiplying the percentage figure from clause (3)  by the combined basic support 
20.12 	obligation in clause (4); and 
20.13 	(6) determine the parenting expense adjustment, if any, as  provided in section 
20.14 	518.722, and adjust that parent'sthe obligor's basic  support obligation accordingly;. 
20.15 	If the parenting time of the parties is presumed equal, section 518.722, subdivision 3, 
20.16 	applies to the calculation of the basic support obligation and a determination of which 
20.17 	parent is the obligor. 
20.18 	(7)  (c) The court shall determine the child care support obligation for each  parent
20.19 	the obligor as provided in section 518.72;.
20.20 	(8)(d) The court shall determine the health care coverage medical support obligation 
20.21 	for each  parent as provided in section 518.719.  Unreimbursed and  uninsured medical 
20.22 	expenses are not included in the presumptive  amount of support owed by a parent and are 
20.23 	calculated and  collected as described in section 518.722;518.719.
20.24 	(9)(e) The court shall determine each parent's total child support obligation  by 
20.25 	adding together each parent's basic support, child care  support, and health care coverage 
20.26 	obligations as provided in  clauses (1) to (8);
20.27 	(10) reduce or increase each parent's total child support  obligation by the amount of 
20.28 	the health care coverage  contribution paid by or on behalf of the other parent, as  provided 
20.29 	in section 518.719, subdivision 5; this section.
20.30 	(11)(f) If Social Security benefits or veterans' benefits are  received by one parent as 
20.31 	a representative payee for a joint  child due to the other parent's disability or retirement,
20.32 	based on the other parent's eligibility, the court shall   subtract the amount of benefits from 
20.33 	the other parent's net  child support obligation, if any;. 
20.34 	(12) apply the self-support adjustment and minimum support  obligation provisions 
20.35 	as provided in section 518.724; and 
21.1 	(13)(g) The final child support order shall separately  designate the amount owed for 
21.2 	basic support, child care support,  and medical support.  If applicable, the court shall use 
21.3 	the self-support adjustment and minimum support adjustment under section 518.724 to 
21.4 	determine the obligor's child support obligation. 

21.5 	Sec. 16. Laws 2005, chapter 164, section 17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
21.6 	Subdivision 1.  General factors. Among other reasons,  deviation from the 
21.7 	presumptive guideline amountchild support obligation computed under section 518.713 
21.8 	is intended to  encourage prompt and regular payments of child support and to  prevent 
21.9 	either parent or the joint children from living in  poverty.  In addition to the child support 
21.10 	guidelines and other factors used to calculate the child support obligation under section 
21.11 	518.713, the court  must take into consideration the following factors in setting or  
21.12 	modifying child support or in determining whether to deviate  upward or downward from 
21.13 	the guidelines presumptive child support obligation: 
21.14 	(1) all earnings, income, circumstances, and resources of  each parent, including real 
21.15 	and personal property, but excluding  income from excess employment of the obligor or 
21.16 	obligee that  meets the criteria of section 518.7123, paragraph (b), clause  (2);  
21.17 	(2) the extraordinary financial needs and resources,  physical and emotional 
21.18 	condition, and educational needs of the  child to be supported;  
21.19 	(3) the standard of living the child would enjoy if the  parents were currently living 
21.20 	together, but recognizing that the  parents now have separate households;  
21.21 	(4) which parent receives the income taxation dependency  exemption and the 
21.22 	financial benefit the parent receives from it; 
21.23 	(5) the parents' debts as provided in subdivision 2; and  
21.24 	(6) the obligor's total payments for court-ordered child  support exceed the 
21.25 	limitations set forth in section 571.922.  

21.26 	Sec. 17. Laws 2005, chapter 164, section 18, is amended to read:
21.27 	Sec. 18.  [518.715] WRITTEN FINDINGS.
21.28 	
21.29 	Subdivision 1.  No deviation. If the court does not  deviate from the guidelines
21.30 	presumptive child support obligation computed under section 518.713, the court must 
21.31 	make written  findings concerning the amount of the parties' gross income used as the basis 
21.32 	for the guidelines calculation and that state:
21.33 	(1) each parent's gross income;
21.34 	(2) each parent's PICS; and
22.1 	(3) any other  significant evidentiary factors affecting the child support  determination.  
22.2 	
22.3 	Subd. 2.  Deviation.(a) If the court deviates from the  guidelines by agreement of 
22.4 	the parties or pursuant topresumptive child support obligation computed under section  
22.5 	518.714 518.713, the court must make written findings giving that state:
22.6 	(1) each parent's gross income;
22.7 	(2) each parent's PICS;
22.8 	(3) the amount  of the child support calculatedobligation computed under the 
22.9 	guidelines, section 518.713;
22.10 	(4) the reasons for the  deviation,; and must specifically address
22.11 	(5) how the deviation  serves the best interests of the child; and.
22.12 	(b) determine each parent's gross income and PICS.  
22.13 	
22.14 	Subd. 3.  Written findings required in every case. The  provisions of this section 
22.15 	apply whether or not the parties are  each represented by independent counsel and have 
22.16 	entered into a  written agreement.  The court must review stipulations presented  to it for 
22.17 	conformity to the guidelines with section 518.713.  The court is not  required to conduct a 
22.18 	hearing, but the parties must provide  sufficient documentation to verify the child support  
22.19 	determination, and to  justify any deviation from the guidelines.  
22.20 	

22.21 	Sec. 18. Laws 2005, chapter 164, section 20, is amended to read:
22.22 	Sec. 20.  [518.717] DEDUCTION FROM INCOME FOR NONJOINT 
22.23 	CHILDREN.  
22.24 	(a) When either or both parents of the joint child subject  to this determination are 
22.25 	legally responsible for a nonjoint  child who resides in that parent's household, a credit
22.26 	deduction for this  obligation shall be calculated under this section if:
22.27 	(1) the nonjoint child primarily resides in the parent's household; and
22.28 	(2) the parent is not obligated to pay basic child support for the nonjoint child to the 
22.29 	other parent or a legal custodian of the child under an existing child support order.
22.30 	(b) Determine the gross income for each parent under  section 518.54, subdivision 
22.31 	18. 
22.32 	(c) Using The court shall use the guideline as established in guidelines under section 
22.33 	518.725,  to determine the basic child support obligation for the nonjoint  child or children 
22.34 	who actually reside in the parent's household,  by using the gross income of the parent for 
22.35 	whom the credit deduction is  being calculated, and using the number of nonjoint children  
23.1 	actually primarily residing in the parent's immediate household.  If the number of  nonjoint 
23.2 	children to be used for the determination is greater  than two, the determination shall must 
23.3 	 be made using the number two  instead of the greater number.  
23.4 	(d) (c) The credit deduction for nonjoint children shall be is 50 percent of  the 
23.5 	guideline amount from determined under paragraph (c) (b).  

23.6 	Sec. 19. Laws 2005, chapter 164, section 21, is amended to read:
23.7 	Sec. 21.  [518.718] SOCIAL SECURITY OR VETERANS' BENEFIT  
23.8 	PAYMENTS RECEIVED ON BEHALF OF THE CHILD.
23.9 	(a) The amount of the monthly Social Security benefits or  apportioned veterans' 
23.10 	benefits received by the child or on  behalf of theprovided for a joint child shall be added 
23.11 	toincluded in the gross income of the  parent for whom the disability or retirement benefit 
23.12 	was paid on whose eligibility the benefits are based.  
23.13 	(b) The amount of the monthly survivors' and dependents'  educational assistance 
23.14 	received by the child or on behalf of theprovided for a joint  child shall be added to
23.15 	included in the gross income of the parent for whom  the disability or retirement benefit 
23.16 	was paid on whose eligibility the benefits are based.  
23.17 	(c) If the Social Security or apportioned veterans'  benefits are paid on behalf
23.18 	provided for a joint child based on the eligibility of the obligor, and are received by  the 
23.19 	obligee as a representative payee for the child or by the  child attending school, then the 
23.20 	amount of the benefits mayshall also  be subtracted from the obligor's net child support 
23.21 	obligation as  calculated pursuant to section 518.713.  
23.22 	(d) If the survivors' and dependents' educational  assistance is paid on behalf
23.23 	provided for a joint child based on the eligibility of the obligor, and is received by  the 
23.24 	obligee as a representative payee for the child or by the  child attending school, then the 
23.25 	amount of the assistance shall  also be subtracted from the obligor's net child support  
23.26 	obligation as calculated pursuant to under section 518.713.  

23.27 	Sec. 20. Laws 2005, chapter 164, section 22, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
23.28 	
23.29 	Subd. 2. Order. (a) A completed national medical support  notice issued by the 
23.30 	public authority or a court order that  complies with this section is a qualified medical 
23.31 	child support  order under the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act  of 1974 
23.32 	(ERISA), United States Code, title 29, section 1169(a).  
23.33 	
23.34 	(b) Every order addressing child support must state:  
24.1 	(1) the names, last known addresses, and Social Security  numbers of the parents and 
24.2 	the joint child that is a subject of  the order unless the court prohibits the inclusion of an 
24.3 	address  or Social Security number and orders the parents to provide the  address and Social 
24.4 	Security number to the administrator of the  health plan;  
24.5 	(2) whether appropriate health care coverage for the joint  child is available and, if 
24.6 	so, state:  
24.7 	(i) which partyparent must carry health care coverage;  
24.8 	(ii) the cost of premiums and how the cost is allocated  between the parties parents;  
24.9 	(iii) how unreimbursed expenses will be allocated and  collected by the parties
24.10 	parents; and  
24.11 	(iv) the circumstances, if any, under which the obligation  to provide health care 
24.12 	coverage for the joint child will shift  from one party parent to the other; and
24.13 	(3) if appropriate health care coverage is not available  for the joint child, whether a 
24.14 	contribution for medical support  is required; and.
24.15 	(4) whether the amount ordered for medical support is  subject to a cost-of-living 
24.16 	adjustment under section 518.641.  

24.17 	Sec. 21. Laws 2005, chapter 164, section 22, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
24.18 	
24.19 	Subd. 3.  [DETERMINING APPROPRIATE HEALTH CARE  COVERAGE.] (a) 
24.20 	In determining whether a partyparent has appropriate  health care coverage for the joint 
24.21 	child, the court must  evaluate the health plan using the following factors:  
24.22 	
24.23 	(1) accessible coverage.  Dependent health care coverage is  accessible if the covered 
24.24 	joint child can obtain services from a  health plan provider with reasonable effort by the 
24.25 	parent with  whom the joint child resides.  Health care coverage is presumed  accessible if:  
24.26 	(i) primary care coverage is available within 30 minutes or  30 miles of the joint 
24.27 	child's residence and specialty care  coverage is available within 60 minutes or 60 miles of 
24.28 	the joint  child's residence;  
24.29 	(ii) the coverage is available through an employer and the  employee can be expected 
24.30 	to remain employed for a reasonable  amount of time; and  
24.31 	(iii) no preexisting conditions exist to delay coverage  unduly;  
24.32 	(2) comprehensive coverage.  Dependent health care coverage  is presumed 
24.33 	comprehensive if it includes, at a minimum, medical and  hospital coverage and provides 
24.34 	for preventive, emergency, acute,  and chronic care.  If both partiesparents have health care 
25.1 	coverage  that meets the minimum requirements, the court must determine  which health 
25.2 	care coverage is more comprehensive by considering  whether the coverage includes:  
25.3 	(i) basic dental coverage;  
25.4 	(ii) orthodontia;  
25.5 	(iii) eyeglasses;  
25.6 	(iv) contact lenses;  
25.7 	(v) mental health services; or  
25.8 	(vi) substance abuse treatment;  
25.9 	(3) affordable coverage.  Dependent health care coverage is  affordable if it is 
25.10 	reasonable in cost; and  
25.11 	(4) the joint child's special medical needs, if any.  
25.12 	(b) If both partiesparents have health care coverage available for  a joint child, and 
25.13 	the court determines under paragraph (a),  clauses (1) and (2), that the available coverage is 
25.14 	comparable  with regard to accessibility and comprehensiveness, the least  costly health 
25.15 	care coverage is the presumed appropriate health  care coverage for the joint child.

25.16 	Sec. 22. Laws 2005, chapter 164, section 22, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
25.17 	
25.18 	Subd. 4. Ordering health care coverage. (a) If a joint  child is presently enrolled 
25.19 	in health care coverage, the court  must order that the parent who currently has the joint 
25.20 	child  enrolled continue that enrollment unless the partiesparents agree  otherwise or a 
25.21 	party parent requests a change in coverage and the court  determines that other health 
25.22 	care coverage is more appropriate.  
25.23 	
25.24 	(b) If a joint child is not presently enrolled in health  care coverage, upon motion of a 
25.25 	partyparent or the public authority,  the court must determine whether one or both parties
25.26 	parents have  appropriate health care coverage for the joint child and order  the partyparent 
25.27 	with appropriate health care coverage available to  carry the coverage for the joint child.  
25.28 	(c) If only one partyparent has appropriate health care coverage  available, the court 
25.29 	must order that partyparent to carry the coverage  for the joint child.  
25.30 	(d) If both partiesparents have appropriate health care coverage  available, the court 
25.31 	must order the parent with whom the joint  child resides to carry the coverage for the 
25.32 	joint child, unless:  
25.33 	(1) either partyparent expresses a preference for coverage  available through the 
25.34 	parent with whom the joint child does not  reside;  
26.1 	(2) the parent with whom the joint child does not reside is  already carrying 
26.2 	dependent health care coverage for other  children and the cost of contributing to the 
26.3 	premiums of the  other parent's coverage would cause the parent with whom the  joint 
26.4 	child does not reside extreme hardship; or  
26.5 	(3) the parents agree to provide coverage and agree on the  allocation of costs.  
26.6 	(e) If the exception in paragraph (d), clause (1) or (2),  applies, the court must 
26.7 	determine which partyparent has the most  appropriate coverage available and order that 
26.8 	partyparent to carry  coverage for the joint child.  If the court determines under  subdivision 
26.9 	3, paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), that the  parties'parents' health care coverage for 
26.10 	the joint child is comparable  with regard to accessibility and comprehensiveness, the 
26.11 	court  must presume that the partyparent with the least costly health care  coverage to 
26.12 	carry coverage for the joint child.  
26.13 	(f) If neither partyparent has appropriate health care coverage  available, the court 
26.14 	must order the parents to:  
26.15 	(1) contribute toward the actual health care costs of the  joint children based on 
26.16 	a pro rata share; or  
26.17 	(2) if the joint child is receiving any form of medical  assistance under chapter 256B 
26.18 	or MinnesotaCare under chapter  256L, the parent with whom the joint child does not 
26.19 	reside shall  contribute a monthly amount toward the actual cost of medical  assistance 
26.20 	under chapter 256B or MinnesotaCare under chapter  256L.  The amount of contribution of 
26.21 	the noncustodial parent is  the amount the noncustodial parent would pay for the child's  
26.22 	premiums if the noncustodial parent's PICS income meets the  eligibility requirements for 
26.23 	public coverage.  For purposes of  determining the premium amount, the noncustodial 
26.24 	parent's  household size is equal to one parent plus the child or children  who are the 
26.25 	subject of the child support order.  If the  noncustodial parent's PICS income exceeds the 
26.26 	eligibility  requirements for public coverage, the court must order the  noncustodial parent's 
26.27 	contribution toward the full premium cost  of the child's or children's coverage.  The 
26.28 	custodial parent's  obligation is determined under the requirements for public  coverage as 
26.29 	set forth in chapter 256B or 256L.  The court may  order the parent with whom the child 
26.30 	resides to apply for public  coverage for the child.  
26.31 	(g) A presumption of no less than $50 per month must be  applied to the actual health 
26.32 	care costs of the joint children or  to the cost of health care coverage.  
26.33 	(h) (g) The commissioner of human services must publish a table  with the premium 
26.34 	schedule for public coverage and update the  chart for changes to the schedule by July 
26.35 	1 of each year.

27.1 	Sec. 23. Laws 2005, chapter 164, section 22, subdivision 16, is amended to read:
27.2 	
27.3 	Subd. 16.  Income withholding; Offset. (a) If a party  owes no joint child support 
27.4 	obligation for a child is the parent with primary physical custody as defined in section 
27.5 	518.54, subdivision 24, and is an  obligor ordered to contribute to the other party's cost for  
27.6 	carrying health care coverage for the joint child, the obligor other party's child support 
27.7 	obligation  is subject to an offset under subdivision 5 or income  withholding under section 
27.8 	518.6111.  
27.9 	
27.10 	(b) If a party's court-ordered health care coverage for the  joint child terminates and 
27.11 	the joint child is not enrolled in  other health care coverage or public coverage, and a 
27.12 	modification motion is not pending, the public authority may  remove the offset to a party's 
27.13 	child support obligation or  terminate income withholding instituted against a party under 
27.14 	section 518.6111.  The public authority must provide notice to  the parties of the action.  
27.15 	(b) The public authority, if the public authority provides services, may remove the 
27.16 	offset to a party's child support obligation when: 
27.17 	(1) the party's court-ordered health care coverage for the joint child terminates; 
27.18 	(2) the party does not enroll the joint child in other health care coverage; and 
27.19 	(3) a modification motion is not pending.
27.20 	The public authority must provide notice to the parties of the action.
27.21 	(c) A party may contest the public authority's action to  remove the offset to the child 
27.22 	support obligation or terminate  income withholding if the party makes a written request 
27.23 	for a  hearing within 30 days after receiving written notice.  If a  party makes a timely 
27.24 	request for a hearing, the public authority  must schedule a hearing and send written notice 
27.25 	of the hearing  to the parties by mail to the parties' last known addresses at  least 14 days 
27.26 	before the hearing.  The hearing must be conducted  in district court or in the expedited 
27.27 	child support process if  section 484.702 applies.  The district court or child support  
27.28 	magistrate must determine whether removing the offset or  terminating income withholding
27.29 	is appropriate and, if  appropriate, the effective date for the removal or termination.  
27.30 	(d) If the party does not request a hearing, the district  court or child support 
27.31 	magistrate must order the offset or  income withholding termination public authority will 
27.32 	remove the offset effective the first day of the  month following termination of the joint 
27.33 	child's health care  coverage.

27.34 	Sec. 24. Laws 2005, chapter 164, section 22, subdivision 17, is amended to read:
27.35 	
28.1 	Subd. 17.  Collecting unreimbursed and or uninsured medical expenses. (a) This 
28.2 	subdivision and subdivision 18 apply when a court order has determined and ordered the 
28.3 	parties' proportionate share and responsibility to contribute to unreimbursed or uninsured 
28.4 	medical expenses.
28.5 	(b) A party requesting reimbursement of unreimbursed or uninsured medical 
28.6 	expenses must initiate a request for reimbursement  of unreimbursed and uninsured medical 
28.7 	expensesto the other party within two years  of the date that the requesting party incurred 
28.8 	the unreimbursed or  uninsured medical expenses.  The time period in this paragraph 
28.9 	does not apply if the location of the other party is unknown. If a court order has been 
28.10 	signed ordering the contribution towards unreimbursed or uninsured expenses, a two-year 
28.11 	limitations provision must be applied to any requests made on or after January 1, 2007. 
28.12 	The provisions of this section apply retroactively to court orders signed before January 1, 
28.13 	2007. Requests for unreimbursed or uninsured expenses made on or after January 1, 2007, 
28.14 	may include expenses incurred before January 1, 2007, and on or after January 1, 2005.
28.15 	(b) (c) A requesting party seeking reimbursement of unreimbursed and  uninsured 
28.16 	medical expenses must mail a written notice of intent  to collect the unreimbursed or 
28.17 	uninsured medical expenses and a copy of an affidavit of health  care expenses to the other 
28.18 	party at the other party's last known  address.  
28.19 	(c) (d) The written notice must include a statement that the other party has 30 days 
28.20 	from the date the notice was mailed to (1) pay  in full; (2) enter agree to a payment 
28.21 	agreement schedule; or (3) file a motion  requesting a hearing contesting the matter to 
28.22 	contest the amount due or to set a court-ordered monthly payment amount.  If the public  
28.23 	authority provides support enforcement services, the written  notice also must include a 
28.24 	statement that, if the other party does not respond within the 30 days, the requesting party  
28.25 	mustmay submit the amount due to the public authority for  collection.  
28.26 	(d) (e) The affidavit of health care expenses must itemize and  document the joint 
28.27 	child's unreimbursed or uninsured medical  expenses and include copies of all bills, 
28.28 	receipts, and  insurance company explanations of benefits.  
28.29 	(f) If the other party does not respond to the request for reimbursement within 
28.30 	30 days, the requesting party may commence enforcement against the other party 
28.31 	under subdivision 18; file a motion for a court-ordered monthly payment amount under 
28.32 	paragraph (h); or notify the public authority, if the public authority provides services, that 
28.33 	the other party has not responded.
28.34 	(e) If (g) The notice to the public authority provides support enforcement  services, 
28.35 	the party seeking reimbursement must send to the  public authority must include: a copy of 
29.1 	the written notice, a copy of the original  affidavit of health care expenses, and copies of all 
29.2 	bills, receipts, and insurance  company explanations of benefits.  
29.3 	(f) If the party does not respond to the request for  reimbursement within 30 days, 
29.4 	the party seeking reimbursement or  public authority, if the public authority provides 
29.5 	support  enforcement services, must commence an enforcement action  against the party 
29.6 	under subdivision 18.  
29.7 	(g) (h) If noticed under paragraph (f), the public authority must serve the other party 
29.8 	with a  notice of intent to enforce unreimbursed and uninsured medical  expenses and file 
29.9 	an affidavit of service by mail with the  district court administrator.  The notice must state 
29.10 	that,  unless the other party has 14 days to (1) pays pay in full; or (2) enters into a payment 
29.11 	agreement; or (3) files file a motion contesting to contest the matter within 14  days of 
29.12 	service of the notice, amount due or to set a court-ordered monthly payment amount. The 
29.13 	notice must also state that if there is no response within 14 days, the public authority will  
29.14 	commence enforcement of the expenses as medical support arrears  under subdivision 18.  
29.15 	(h) If the (i) To contest the amount due or set a court-ordered monthly payment 
29.16 	amount, a party files must file a timely motion for a hearing  contesting the requested 
29.17 	reimbursement, the contesting party  must and schedule a hearing in district court or in 
29.18 	the expedited  child support process if section 484.702 applies.  The  contesting moving
29.19 	party must provide the other party seeking reimbursement  and the public authority, if the 
29.20 	public authority provides  support enforcement services, with written notice of the hearing
29.21 	at least 14 days before the hearing by mailing notice of the  hearing to the public authority 
29.22 	and to the requesting party at the requesting party's  last known address.  The moving party 
29.23 	seeking reimbursement must file  the original affidavit of health care expenses with the 
29.24 	court at  least five days before the hearing.  Based upon the evidence  presented, The district 
29.25 	court or child support magistrate must  determine liability for the expenses and order that 
29.26 	the liable  party is subject to enforcement of the expenses as medical  support arrears under 
29.27 	subdivision 18 or set a court-ordered monthly payment amount.

29.28 	Sec. 25. Laws 2005, chapter 164, section 22, subdivision 18, is amended to read:
29.29 	
29.30 	Subd. 18. Enforcing an order for unreimbursed or uninsured medical support
29.31 	expenses as arrears. (a) If a party liable for Unreimbursed and or uninsured  medical 
29.32 	expenses owes a child support obligation to the party  seeking reimbursement of the 
29.33 	expenses, the expenses must be enforced under this subdivision are  collected as medical 
29.34 	support arrears.  
29.35 	
30.1 	(b) If a party liable for unreimbursed and uninsured  medical expenses does not owe 
30.2 	a child support obligation to the  party seeking reimbursement, and the party seeking 
30.3 	reimbursement  owes the liable party basic support arrears, the liable party's  medical 
30.4 	support arrears must be deducted from the amount of the  basic support arrears.  
30.5 	(c) If a liable party owes medical support arrears after  deducting the amount owed 
30.6 	from the amount of the child support  arrears owed by the party seeking reimbursement, 
30.7 	it must be  collected as follows:  
30.8 	(1) if the party seeking reimbursement owes a child support  obligation to the liable 
30.9 	party, the child support obligation  must be reduced by 20 percent until the medical support 
30.10 	arrears  are satisfied;  
30.11 	(2) if the party seeking reimbursement does not owe a child  support obligation to 
30.12 	the liable party, the liable party's  income must be subject to income withholding under 
30.13 	section  518.6111 for an amount required under section 518.553 until the  medical support 
30.14 	arrears are satisfied; or  
30.15 	(3) if the party seeking reimbursement does not owe a child  support obligation, and 
30.16 	income withholding under section  518.6111 is not available, payment of the medical 
30.17 	support  arrears must be required under a payment agreement under section  518.553.  
30.18 	(d) If a liable party fails to enter into or comply with a  payment agreement, the party 
30.19 	seeking reimbursement or the public  authority, if it provides support enforcement services, 
30.20 	may  schedule a hearing to have a court order payment.  The party  seeking reimbursement 
30.21 	or the public authority must provide the  liable party with written notice of the hearing at 
30.22 	least 14 days  before the hearing.  
30.23 	(b) If the liable party is the parent with primary physical custody as defined in 
30.24 	section 518.54, subdivision 24, the unreimbursed or uninsured medical expenses must be 
30.25 	deducted from any arrears the requesting party owes the liable party. If unreimbursed or 
30.26 	uninsured expenses remain after the deduction, the expenses must be collected as follows:
30.27 	(1) If the requesting party owes a current child support obligation to the liable party, 
30.28 	20 percent of each payment received from the requesting party must be returned to the 
30.29 	requesting party. The total amount returned to the requesting party each month must not 
30.30 	exceed 20 percent of the current monthly support obligation.
30.31 	(2) If the requesting party does not owe current child support or arrears, a payment 
30.32 	agreement under section 518.553 is required. If the liable party fails to enter into or 
30.33 	comply with a payment agreement, the requesting party or the public authority, if the 
30.34 	public authority provides services, may schedule a hearing to set a court-ordered payment. 
30.35 	The requesting party or the public authority must provide the liable party with written 
30.36 	notice of the hearing at least 14 days before the hearing.
31.1 	(c) If the liable party is not the parent with primary physical custody as defined in 
31.2 	section 518.54, subdivision 24, the unreimbursed or uninsured medical expenses must be 
31.3 	deducted from any arrears the requesting party owes the liable party. If unreimbursed or 
31.4 	uninsured expenses remain after the deduction, the expenses must be added and collected 
31.5 	as arrears owed by the liable party.

31.6 	Sec. 26. Laws 2005, chapter 164, section 23, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
31.7 	Subdivision 1.  Child care costs. Unless otherwise agreed  to by the parties and 
31.8 	approved by the court, the court must  order that work-related or education-related child 
31.9 	care costs of  joint children be divided between the obligor and obligee based  on their 
31.10 	proportionate share of the parties' combined monthly  parental income for determining 
31.11 	child support PICS.  Child care costs  shall be adjusted by the amount of the estimated 
31.12 	federal and  state child care credit payable on behalf of a joint child.  The  Department of 
31.13 	Human Services shall develop tables to calculate  the applicable credit based upon the 
31.14 	custodial parent's parental  income for determining child support PICS.  

31.15 	Sec. 27. Laws 2005, chapter 164, section 23, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
31.16 	Subd. 2.  Low-income obligor. (a) If the obligor's  parental income for determining 
31.17 	child supportPICS meets the income  eligibility requirements for child care assistance 
31.18 	under the  basic sliding fee program under chapter 119B, the court must  order the obligor 
31.19 	to pay the lesser of the following amounts:  
31.20 	(1) the amount of the obligor's monthly co-payment for  child care assistance under 
31.21 	the basic sliding fee schedule  established by the commissioner of education under chapter 
31.22 	119B,  based on an obligor's monthly parental income for determining  child supportPICS 
31.23 	and the size of the obligor's household provided  that the obligee is actually receiving child 
31.24 	care assistance  under the basic sliding fee program.  For purposes of this  subdivision, 
31.25 	the obligor's household includes the obligor and  the number of joint children for whom 
31.26 	child support is being  ordered; or  
31.27 	(2) the amount of the obligor's child care obligation under  subdivision 1.  
31.28 	(b) The commissioner of human services must publish a table  with the child care 
31.29 	assistance basic sliding fee amounts and  update the table for changes to the basic sliding 
31.30 	fee schedule  by July 1 of each year.  

31.31 	Sec. 28. Laws 2005, chapter 164, section 24, is amended to read:
31.32 	Sec. 24.  [518.722] PARENTING EXPENSE ADJUSTMENT.  
32.1 		Subdivision 1.General. (a) This section shall apply when the amount of parenting 
32.2 	time granted to an obligor is ten percent or greater.   The parenting expense adjustment 
32.3 	under this section reflects the  presumption that while exercising parenting time, a parent is 
32.4 	responsible for and incurs costs of caring for the child, including, but not limited to, food, 
32.5 	transportation, recreation,  and household expenses. Every  child support order shall specify 
32.6 	the total percentpercentage of parenting  time granted to or presumed for each parent.  For 
32.7 	purposes of this section, the percentage of parenting time means the percentage of time a 
32.8 	child is scheduled to spend with the parent during a calendar year according to a court 
32.9 	order. Parenting time includes time with the child whether it is designated as visitation, 
32.10 	physical custody, or parenting time. The percentage of parenting time may be determined 
32.11 	by calculating the number of overnights that a child spends with a parent, or by using a 
32.12 	method other than overnights if the parent has significant time periods on separate days 
32.13 	where the child is in the parent's physical custody but does not stay overnight. The court 
32.14 	may consider the age of the child in determining whether a child is with a parent for a 
32.15 	significant period of time. 
32.16 	(b) If there is not a court order awarding parenting time, the court shall determine 
32.17 	the child support award without consideration of the parenting expense adjustment. If a 
32.18 	parenting time order is subsequently issued or is issued in the same proceeding, then the 
32.19 	child support order shall include application of the parenting expense adjustment.
32.20 		Subd. 2.Calculation of parenting expense adjustment. (b) The obligor shall 
32.21 	be is entitled to a parenting expense  adjustment calculated as follows provided in this 
32.22 	subdivision. The court shall:  
32.23 	(1) find the adjustment percentage corresponding to the  percentage of parenting 
32.24 	time allowed to the obligor below:  

32.25		Percentage Range of
	Adjustment
	
32.26		Parenting Time
	Percentage
	
32.27	(i)
	less than 10 percent
	no adjustment
	
32.28	(ii)
	10 percent to 45 percent
	12 percent
	
32.29	(iii)
	45.1 percent to 50 percent
	presume parenting time is equal
	
32.30 	(2) multiply the adjustment percentage by the obligor's  basic child support obligation 
32.31 	to arrive at the parenting  expense adjustment.; and 
32.32 	(c)(3) subtract the parenting expense adjustment from the  obligor's basic child 
32.33 	support obligation.  The result is the  obligor's basic support obligation after parenting 
32.34 	expense adjustment.  
33.1 		Subd. 3.Calculation of basic support when parenting time presumed equal.
 33.2 	(d) (a) If the parenting time is equal, the expenses for the  children are equally shared,
33.3 	and the parental incomes for  determining child support of the parents also are equal, no 
33.4 	basic support shall be paid unless the court determines that the expenses for the child are 
33.5 	not equally shared. 
33.6 	(e) (b)  If the parenting time is equal but the parents'  parental incomes for determining 
33.7 	child support are not equal,  the parent having the greater parental income for determining  
33.8 	child support shall be obligated for basic child support,  calculated as follows:  
33.9 	(1) multiply the combined basic support calculated under section 518.713 by 1.5
33.10 	0.75;  
33.11 	(2) prorate the basic child support obligationamount under clause (1) between the  
33.12 	parents,  based on each parent's proportionate share of the combined PICS; and 
33.13 	(3) subtract the lower amount from the higher amount and  divide the balance in 
33.14 	half; and.
33.15 	(3) The resulting figure is the obligation after parenting  expense adjustment for the 
33.16 	parent with the greater adjusted  gross parental income for determining child support.  
33.17 	(f) This parenting expense adjustment reflects the  presumption that while exercising 
33.18 	parenting time, a parent is  responsible for and incurs costs of caring for the child, 
33.19 	including, but not limited to, food, transportation, recreation,  and household expenses.  
33.20 	(g) In the absence of other evidence, there is a rebuttable  presumption that each 
33.21 	parent has 25 percent of the parenting  time for each joint child.

33.22 	Sec. 29. Laws 2005, chapter 164, section 25, is amended to read:
33.23 	Sec. 25.  [518.724] ABILITY TO PAY; SELF-SUPPORT ADJUSTMENT.
33.24 		Subdivision 1.Ability to pay. (a) It is a rebuttable presumption that a child support 
33.25 	order  should not exceed the obligor's ability to pay.  To determine  the amount of child 
33.26 	support the obligor has the ability to pay,  the court shall follow the procedure set out 
33.27 	in this section:.
33.28 	(1) (b) The court shall  calculate the obligor's income available for support by  
33.29 	subtracting a monthly self-support reserve equal to 120 percent  of the federal poverty 
33.30 	guidelines for one person from the  obligor's gross income;. If the obligor's income 
33.31 	available for support calculated under this paragraph is equal to or greater than the 
33.32 	obligor's support obligation calculated under section 518.713, the court shall order child 
33.33 	support under section 518.713.
33.34 	(2) compare the obligor's income available for support from  clause (1) to the amount 
33.35 	of support calculated as per section  518.713, clauses (1) to (15).  The amount of child 
34.1 	support that  is presumed to be correct, as defined in section 518.713, is the  lesser of 
34.2 	these two amounts;
34.3 	(3) this section does not apply to an incarcerated obligor;
34.4 	(4) if the obligor's child support is reduced under clause  (2), (c) If the obligor's 
34.5 	income available for support calculated under paragraph (b) is more than the minimum 
34.6 	support amount under subdivision 2, but less than the guideline amount under section 
34.7 	518.713, then the court mustshall apply thea reduction to the child  support obligation 
34.8 	in the following order, until the support order is equal to the obligor's income available 
34.9 	for support:  
34.10 	(i)(1) medical support obligation;  
34.11 	(ii)(2) child support care support obligation; and  
34.12 	(iii)(3) basic support obligation; and.
34.13 	(d) If the obligor's income available for support calculated under paragraph (b) is 
34.14 	equal to or less than the minimum support amount under subdivision 2 or if the obligor's 
34.15 	gross income is less than 120 percent of the federal poverty guidelines for one person, 
34.16 	the minimum support amount under subdivision 2 applies.
34.17 		(5) Subd. 2. Minimum basic support amount.(a) If the obligor's income available 
34.18 	for support is less than the self-support reserve basic support amount applies,  then the court 
34.19 	must order the following amount as the minimum basic support as follows obligation:  
34.20 	(i)(1) for one or two children, the obligor's basic support  obligation is $50 per 
34.21 	month;  
34.22 	(ii)(2) for three or four children, the obligor's basic  support obligation is $75 per 
34.23 	month; and  
34.24 	(iii)(3) for five or more children, the obligor's basic  support obligation is $100 
34.25 	per month.  
34.26 	(b) If the court orders the obligor to pay the minimum basic support  amount under 
34.27 	this paragraph subdivision, the obligor is presumed unable to  pay child care support 
34.28 	and medical support.  
34.29 	If the court finds the obligor receives no income and completely  lacks the ability to earn 
34.30 	income, the minimum basic support  amount under this paragraph subdivision does not 
34.31 	apply.  
34.32 		Subd. 3.Exception. This section does not apply to an obligor who is incarcerated.

34.33 	Sec. 30. Laws 2005, chapter 164, section 26, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws 2005, 
34.34 	First Special Session chapter 7, section 27, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
34.35 	
35.1 	Subd. 2.  Basic support; guideline. Unless otherwise  agreed to by the parents 
35.2 	and approved by the court, when  establishing basic support, the court must order that 
35.3 	basic  support be divided between the parents based on their  proportionate share of the 
35.4 	parents' combined monthly parental  income for determining child support, as determined 
35.5 	under  section  518.54, subdivision 15 (PICS).  Basic  support must be computed using 
35.6 	the following guideline:  

35.7	Combined Parental
	Number of Children
	
35.8
35.935.10
	Income for 
Determining Child 
Support
	One
	Two
	Three
	Four
	Five 
	Six
	
35.11	$0- $799
	$50
	$50
	$75
	$75
	$100
	$100
	
35.12	800-899
	80
	129
	149
	173
	201
	233
	
35.13	900-999
	90
	145
	167
	194
	226
	262
	
35.14	1,000- 1,099
	116
	161
	186
	216
	251
	291
	
35.15	1,100- 1,199
	145
	205
	237
	275
	320
	370
	
35.16	1,200- 1,299
	177
	254
	294
	341
	396
	459
	
35.17	1,300- 1,399
	212
	309
	356
	414
	480
	557
	
35.18	1,400- 1,499
	251
	368
	425
	493
	573
	664
	
35.19	1,500- 1,599
	292
	433
	500
	580
	673
	780
	
35.20	1,600- 1,699
	337
	502
	580
	673
	781
	905
	
35.21	1,700- 1,799
	385
	577
	666
	773
	897
	1,040
	
35.22	1,800- 1,899
	436
	657
	758
	880
	1,021
	1,183
	
35.23	1,900- 1,999
	490
	742
	856
	994
	1,152
	1,336
	
35.24	2,000- 2,099
	516
	832
	960
	1,114
	1,292
	1,498
	
35.25	2,100- 2,199
	528
	851
	981
	1,139
	1,320
	1,531
	
35.26	2,200- 2,299
	538
	867
	1,000
	1,160
	1,346
	1,561
	
35.27	2,300- 2,399
	546
	881
	1,016
	1,179
	1,367
	1,586
	
35.28	2,400- 2,499
	554
	893
	1,029
	1,195
	1,385
	1,608
	
35.29	2,500- 2,599
	560
	903
	1,040
	1,208
	1,400
	1,625
	
35.30	2,600- 2,699
	570
	920
	1,060
	1,230
	1,426
	1,655
	
35.31	2,700- 2,799
	580
	936
	1,078
	1,251
	1,450
	1,683
	
36.1	2,800- 2,899
	589
	950
	1,094
	1,270
	1,472
	1,707
	
36.2	2,900- 2,999
	596
	963
	1,109
	1,287
	1,492
	1,730
	
36.3	3,000- 3,099
	603
	975
	1,122
	1,302
	1,509
	1,749
	
36.4	3,100- 3,199
	613
	991
	1,141
	1,324
	1,535
	1,779
	
36.5	3,200- 3,299
	623
	1,007
	1,158
	1,344
	1,558
	1,807
	
36.6	3,300- 3,399
	632636
	1,021
	1,175
	1,363
	1,581
	1,833
	
36.7	3,400- 3,499
	640650
	1,034
	1,190
	1,380
	1,601
	1,857
	
36.8	3,500- 3,599
	648664
	1,047
	1,204
	1,397
	1,621
	1,880
	
36.9	3,600- 3,699
	657 677
	1,062
	1,223
	1,418
	1,646
	1,909
	
36.10	3,700- 3,799
	667 691
	1,077
	1,240
	1,439
	1,670
	1,937
	
36.11	3,800- 3,899
	676 705
	1,081
	1,257
	1,459
	1,693
	1,963
	
36.12	3,900- 3,999
	684 719
	1,104
	1,273
	1,478
	1,715
	1,988
	
36.13	4,000- 4,099
	692 732
	1,116
	1,288
	1,496
	1,736
	2,012
	
36.14	4,100- 4,199
	701 746
	1,132
	1,305
	1,516
	1,759
	2,039
	
36.15	4,200- 4,299
	710 760
	1,147
	1,322
	1,536
	1,781
	2,064
	
36.16	4,300- 4,399
	718 774
	1,161
	1,338
	1,554
	1,802
	2,088
	
36.17	4,400- 4,499
	726 787
	1,175
	1,353
	1,572
	1,822
	2,111
	
36.18	4,500- 4,599
	734 801
	1,184
	1,368
	1,589
	1,841
	2,133
	
36.19	4,600- 4,699
	743 808
	1,200
	1,386
	1,608
	1,864
	2,160
	
36.20	4,700- 4,799
	753 814
	1,215
	1,402
	1,627
	1,887
	2,186
	
36.21	4,800- 4,899
	762 820
	1,231
	1,419
	1,645
	1,908
	2,212
	
36.22	4,900- 4,999
	771 825
	1,246
	1,435
	1,663
	1,930
	2,236
	
36.23	5,000- 5,099
	780 831
	1,260
	1,450
	1,680
	1,950
	2,260
	
36.24	5,100- 5,199
	788 837
	1,275
	1,468
	1,701
	1,975
	2,289
	
36.25	5,200- 5,299
	797 843
	1,290
	1,485
	1,722
	1,999
	2,317
	
36.26	5,300- 5,399
	805 849
	1,304
	1,502
	1,743
	2,022
	2,345
	
36.27	5,400- 5,499
	812 854
	1,318
	1,518
	1,763
	2,046
	2,372
	
36.28	5,500- 5,599
	820 860
	1,331
	1,535
	1,782
	2,068
	2,398
	
36.29	5,600- 5,699
	829 866
	1,346
	1,551
	1,801
	2,090
	2,424
	
37.1	5,700- 5,799
	838 873
	1,357
	1,568
	1,819
	2,111
	2,449
	
37.2	5,800- 5,899
	847 881
	1,376
	1,583
	1,837
	2,132
	2,473
	
37.3	5,900- 5,999
	856 888
	1,390
	1,599
	1,855
	2,152
	2,497
	
37.4	6,000- 6,099
	864 895
	1,404
	1,604
	1,872
	2,172
	2,520
	
37.5	6,100- 6,199
	874 902
	1,419
	1,631
	1,892
	2,195
	2,546
	
37.6	6,200- 6,299
	883 909
	1,433
	1,645
	1,912
	2,217
	2,572
	
37.7	6,300- 6,399
	892 916
	1,448
	1,664
	1,932
	2,239
	2,597
	
37.8	6,400- 6,499
	901 923
	1,462
	1,682
	1,951
	2,260
	2,621
	
37.9	6,500- 6,599
	910 930
	1,476
	1,697
	1,970
	2,282
	2,646
	
37.10	6,600- 6,699
	919 936
	1,490
	1,713
	1,989
	2,305
	2,673
	
37.11	6,700- 6,799
	927 943
	1,505
	1,730
	2,009
	2,328
	2,700
	
37.12	6,800- 6,899
	936 950
	1,519
	1,746
	2,028
	2,350
	2,727
	
37.13
37.14	6,900- 6,999
	944 957
	1,533
	1,762
	2,047
	2,379
	2,753
 2,747
	
37.15
37.16	7,000- 7,099
	952 963
	1,547
	1,778
	2,065
	2,394
	2,779
 2,753
	
37.17
37.18	7,100- 7,199
	961 970
	1,561
	1,795
	2,085
	2,417
	2,805
 2,758
	
37.19
37.20	7,200- 7,299
	971 974
	1,574
	1,812
	2,104
	2,439
	2,830
 2,764
	
37.21
37.22	7,300- 7,399
	980
	1,587
	1,828
	2,123
	2,462
	2,854
 2,769
	
37.23
37.24	7,400- 7,499
	989
	1,600
	1,844
	2,142
	2,483
	2,879
 2,775
	
37.25
37.26	7,500- 7,599
	998
	1,613
	1,860
	2,160
	2,505
	2,903
 2,781
	
37.27
37.28	7,600- 7,699
	1,006
	1,628
	1,877
	2,180
	2,528
	2,929
 2,803
	
37.29
37.30	7,700- 7,799
	1,015
	1,643
	1,894
	2,199
	2,550
	2,955
 2,833
	
38.1
38.2	7,800- 7,899
	1,023
	1,658
	1,911
	2,218
	2,572
	2,981
 2,864
	
38.3
38.4	7,900- 7,999
	1,032
	1,673
	1,928
	2,237
	2,594
	3,007
 2,894
	
38.5
38.6	8,000- 8,099
	1,040
	1,688
	1,944
	2,256
	2,616
	3,032
 2,925
	
38.7
38.8	8,100- 8,199
	1,048
	1,703
	1,960
	2,274
	2,637
	3,057
 2,955
	
38.938.10
	8,200- 8,299
	1,056
	1,717
	1,976
	2,293
	2,658
	3,082
 2,985
	
38.11
38.12	8,300 -8,399
	1,064
	1,731
	1,992
	2,311
	2,679
	3,106
 3,016
	
38.13
38.14	8,400- 8,499
	1,072
	1,746
	2,008
	2,328
	2,700
	3,130
 3,046
	
38.15
38.16	8,500- 8,599
	1,080
	1,760
	2,023
	2,346
	2,720
	3,154
 3,077
	
38.17
38.18	8,600- 8,699
	1,092
	1,780
	2,047
	2,374
	2,752
	3,191
 3,107
	
38.19
38.20	8,700- 8,799
	1,105
	1,801
	2,071
	2,401
	2,784
	3,228
 3,138
	
38.21
38.22	8,800- 8,899
	1,118
	1,822
	2,094
	2,429
	2,816
	3,265
 3,168
	
38.23
38.24	8,900- 8,999
	1,130
	1,842
	2,118
	2,456
	2,848
	3,302
3,199
	
38.25
38.26	9,000- 9,099
	1,143
	1,863
	2,142
	2,484
	2,880
	3,339
3,223
	
38.27
38.28	9,100- 9,199
	1,156
	1,884
	2,166
	2,512
	2,912
	3,376
 3,243
	
38.29
38.30	9,200- 9,299
	1,168
	1,904
	2,190
	2,539
	2,944
	3,413
 3,263
	
38.31
38.32	9,300- 9,399
	1,181
	1,925
	2,213
	2,567
	2,976
	3,450
 3,284
	
39.1
39.2	9,400- 9,499
	1,194
	1,946
	2,237
	2,594
	3,008
	3,487
 3,304
	
39.3
39.4	9,500- 9,599
	1,207
	1,967
	2,261
	2,622
	3,040
 3,031
	3,525
 3,324
	
39.5
39.6	9,600- 9,699
	1,219
	1,987
	2,285
	2,650
	3,072
 3,050
	3,562
 3,345
	
39.7
39.8	9,700- 9,799
	1,232
	2,008
	2,309
	2,677
	3,104
 3,069
	3,599
 3,365
	
39.939.10
	9,800- 9,899
	1,245
	2,029
	2,332
	2,705
	3,136
 3,087
	3,636
 3,385
	
39.11
39.12	9,900- 9,999
	1,257
	2,049
	2,356
	2,732
	3,168
 3,106
	3,673
 3,406
	
39.13
39.14	10,000-10,099
	1,270
	2,070
	2,380
	2,760
	3,200
 3,125
	3,710
 3,426
	
39.15
39.16	10,100-10,199
	1,283
	2,091
	2,404
	2,788
	3,232
 3,144
	3,747
 3,446
	
39.17
39.18	10,200-10,299
	1,295
	2,111
	2,428
	2,815
	3,264
 3,162
	3,784
 3,467
	
39.19
39.20	10,300-10,399
	1,308
	2,132
	2,451
	2,843
	3,296
 3,181
	3,821
 3,487
	
39.21
39.22	10,400-10,499
	1,321
	2,153
	2,475
	2,870
	3,328
 3,200
	3,858
 3,507
	
39.23
39.24	10,500-10,599
	1,334
	2,174
	2,499
	2,898
	3,360
 3,218
	3,896
 3,528
	
39.25
39.26	10,600-10,699
	1,346
	2,194
	2,523
	2,926
 2,921
	3,392
 3,237
	3,933
 3,548
	
39.27
39.28	10,700-10,799
	1,359
	2,215
	2,547
	2,953
 2,938
	3,424
 3,256
	3,970
 3,568
	
39.29
39.30	10,800-10,899
	1,372
	2,236
	2,570
	2,981
 2,955
	3,456
 3,274
	4,007
 3,589
	
39.31
39.32	10,900-10,999
	1,384
	2,256
	2,594
	3,008
 2,972
	3,488
 3,293
	4,044
 3,609
	
40.1
40.2	11,000-11,099
	1,397
	2,277
	2,618
	3,036
 2,989
	3,520
 3,312
	4,081
 3,629
	
40.3
40.4	11,100-11,199
	1,410
	2,298
 2,294
	2,642
	3,064
 3,006
	3,552
 3,331
	4,118
 3,649
	
40.5
40.6	11,200-11,299
	1,422
	2,318
 2,306
	2,666
	3,091
 3,023
	3,584
 3,349
	4,155
 3,667
	
40.7
40.8	11,300-11,399
	1,435
	2,339
 2,319
	2,689
	3,119
 3,040
	3,616
 3,366
	4,192
 3,686
	
40.940.10
	11,400-11,499
	1,448
	2,360
 2,331
	2,713
	3,146
 3,055
	3,648
 3,383
	4,229
 3,705
	
40.11
40.12	11,500-11,599
	1,461
	2,381
 2,344
	2,737
 2,735
	3,174
 3,071
	3,680
 3,400
	4,267
 3,723
	
40.13
40.14	11,600-11,699
	1,473
	2,401
 2,356
	2,761
 2,748
	3,202
 3,087
	3,712
 3,417
	4,304
 3,742
	
40.15
40.16	11,700-11,799
	1,486
	2,422
 2,367
	2,785
 2,762
	3,229
 3,102
	3,744
 3,435
	4,341
 3,761
	
40.17
40.18	11,800-11,899
	1,499
	2,443
 2,378
	2,808
 2,775
	3,257
 3,116
	3,776
 3,452
	4,378
 3,780
	
40.19
40.20	11,900-11,999
	1,511
	2,463
 2,389
	2,832
 2,788
	3,284
 3,131
	3,808
 3,469
	4,415
 3,798
	
40.21
40.22	12,000-12,099
	1,524
	2,484
 2,401
	2,856
 2,801
	3,312
 3,146
	3,840
 3,485
	4,452
 3,817
	
40.23
40.24	12,100-12,199
	1,537
	2,505
 2,412
	2,880
 2,814
	3,340
 3,160
	3,872
 3,501
	4,489
 3,836
	
40.25
40.26	12,200-12,299
	1,549
	2,525
 2,423
	2,904
 2,828
	3,367
 3,175
	3,904
 3,517
	4,526
 3,854
	
40.27
40.28	12,300-12,399
	1,562
	2,546
 2,434
	2,927
 2,841
	3,395
 3,190
	3,936
 3,534
	4,563
 3,871
	
40.29
40.30	12,400-12,499
	1,575
	2,567
 2,445
	2,951
 2,854
	3,422
 3,205
	3,968
 3,550
	4,600
 3,889
	
40.31
40.32	12,500-12,599
	1,588
	2,588
 2,456
	2,975
 2,867
	3,450
 3,219
	4,000
 3,566
	4,638
 3,907
	
41.1
41.2	12,600-12,699
	1,600
	2,608
 2,467
	2,999
 2,880
	3,478
 3,234
	4,032
 3,582
	4,675
 3,924
	
41.3
41.4	12,700-12,799
	1,613
	2,629
 2,478
	3,023
 2,894
	3,505
 3,249
	4,064
 3,598
	4,712
 3,942
	
41.5
41.6	12,800-12,899
	1,626
	2,650
 2,489
	3,046
 2,907
	3,533
 3,264
	4,096
 3,615
	4,749
 3,960
	
41.7
41.8	12,900-12,999
	1,638
	2,670
 2,500
	3,070
 2,920
	3,560
 3,278
	4,128
 3,631
	4,786
 3,977
	
41.941.10
	13,000-13,099
	1,651
	2,691
 2,512
	3,094
 2,933
	3,588
 3,293
	4,160
 3,647
	4,823
 3,995
	
41.11
41.12	13,100-13,199
	1,664
	2,712
 2,523
	3,118
 2,946
	3,616
 3,308
	4,192
 3,663
	4,860
 4,012
	
41.13
41.14	13,200-13,299
	1,676
	2,732
 2,534
	3,142
 2,960
	3,643
 3,322
	4,224
 3,679
	4,897
 4,030
	
41.15
41.16	13,300-13,399
	1,689
	2,753
 2,545
	3,165
 2,973
	3,671
 3,337
	4,256
 3,696
	4,934
 4,048
	
41.17
41.18	13,400-13,499
	1,702
	2,774
 2,556
	3,189
 2,986
	3,698
 3,352
	4,288
 3,712
	4,971
 4,065
	
41.19
41.20	13,500-13,599
	1,715
	2,795
 2,567
	3,213
 2,999
	3,726
 3,367
	4,320
 3,728
	5,009
 4,083
	
41.21
41.22	13,600-13,699
	1,727
	2,815
 2,578
	3,237
 3,012
	3,754
 3,381
	4,352
 3,744
	5,046
 4,100
	
41.23
41.24	13,700-13,799
	1,740
	2,836
 2,589
	3,261
 3,026
	3,781
 3,396
	4,384
 3,760
	5,083
 4,118
	
41.25
41.26	13,800-13,899
	1,753
	2,857
 2,600
	3,284
 3,039
	3,809
 3,411
	4,416
 3,777
	5,120
 4,136
	
41.27
41.28	13,900-13,999
	1,765
	2,877
 2,611
	3,308
 3,052
	3,836
 3,425
	4,448
 3,793
	5,157
 4,153
	
41.29
41.30	14,000-14,099
	1,778
	2,898
 2,623
	3,332
 3,065
	3,864
 3,440
	4,480
 3,809
	5,194
 4,171
	
41.31
41.32	14,100-14,199
	1,791
	2,919
 2,634
	3,356
 3,078
	3,892
 3,455
	4,512
 3,825
	5,231
 4,189
	
42.1
42.2	14,200-14,299
	1,803
	2,939
 2,645
	3,380
 3,092
	3,919
 3,470
	4,544
 3,841
	5,268
 4,206
	
42.3
42.4	14,300-14,399
	1,816
	2,960
 2,656
	3,403
 3,105
	3,947
 3,484
	4,576
 3,858
	5,305
 4,224
	
42.5
42.6	14,400-14,499
	1,829
	2,981
 2,667
	3,427
 3,118
	3,974
 3,499
	4,608
 3,874
	5,342
 4,239
	
42.7
42.8	14,500-14,599
	1,842
	3,002
 2,678
	3,451
 3,131
	4,002
 3,514
	4,640
 3,889
	5,380
 4,253
	
42.942.10
	14,600-14,699
	1,854
	3,022
 2,689
	3,475
 3,144
	4,030
 3,529
	4,672
 3,902
	5,417
 4,268
	
42.11
42.12	14,700-14,799
	1,867
 1,864
	3,043
 2,700
	3,499
 3,158
	4,057
 3,541
	4,704
 3,916
	5,454
 4,282
	
42.13
42.14	14,800-14,899
	1,880
 1,872
	3,064
 2,711
	3,522
 3,170
	4,085
 3,553
	4,736
 3,929
	5,491
 4,297
	
42.15
42.16	14,900-14,999
	1,892
 1,879
	3,084
 2,722
	3,546
 3,181
	4,112
 3,565
	4,768
 3,942
	5,528
 4,311
	
42.17
42.18
42.19	15,000, or the 
amount in effect 
under subd. 4
	1,905
 1,883
	3,105
 2,727
	3,570
 3,186
	4,140
 3,571
	4,800
 3,949
	5,565
 4,319

42.20 	Sec. 31. Laws 2005, chapter 164, section 31, is amended to read:
42.21 	Sec. 31. REPEALER.
42.22 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 518.171; 518.54,  subdivisions 2, 4, and 4a; and 
42.23 	518.551, subdivisions 1, 5a, 5c,  and 5f, are repealed. 

42.24 	Sec. 32. Laws 2005, chapter 164, section 32, is amended to read:
42.25 	Sec. 32.  EFFECTIVE DATE.
42.26 	Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective January  1, 2007, and applies to 
42.27 	orders adopted or modified after that  date. With respect to the calculation of child support, 
42.28 	this act applies to actions commenced or motions filed after the effective date, including 
42.29 	those involving support orders in effect before the effective date. The provisions of this 
42.30 	act used to calculate support obligations apply to actions or motions for past support or 
42.31 	reimbursement filed on or after January 1, 2007. The terms and provisions of any court 
42.32 	orders in effect before January 1, 2007, remain in full force and effect until modified by 
43.1 	subsequent orders, judgments, decrees of dissolutions, or legal separations signed on or 
43.2 	after January 1, 2007, when the provisions of this act must be applied.  Sections 1 to 3 of 
43.3 	this act are effective July 1, 2005.  

43.4 	Sec. 33. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
 43.5 	The revisor of statutes shall change cross-references in Minnesota Statutes from 
43.6 	section 518.171 to section 518.719.

43.7 	Sec. 34.  REPEALER.
 43.8 	Laws 2005, chapter 164, section 12, is repealed.

43.9 	Sec. 35. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 43.10 	Except where otherwise indicated, this act is effective January 1, 2007.