1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to family law; modifying child support provisions.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. MOTIONS CONTESTING CHILD SUPPORT COST-OF-LIVING 
1.5 	ADJUSTMENTS.
 1.6 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 518A.75, subdivision 2a, a child support 
1.7 	obligor to whom the public authority has sent notice of an intended cost-of-living adjustment 
1.8 	effective May 1, 2020, under Minnesota Statutes, section 518A.75, subdivision 2, may file 
1.9 	a motion contesting the May 1, 2020, cost-of-living adjustment until June 30, 2020. If the 
1.10 	obligor is unable to file a motion contesting the May 1, 2020, cost-of-living adjustment 
1.11 	before June 30, 2020, due to circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic, but files 
1.12 	such a motion before October 31, 2020, the court may, in its discretion, order a full or partial 
1.13 	adjustment to the child support obligation or decline to order an adjustment to the child 
1.14 	support obligation. Any full or partial adjustment shall be effective on May 1, 2020, unless 
1.15 	the court selects an alternative effective date based on the circumstances of the case. If the 
1.16 	effective date creates an overpayment of support, the overpayment shall be reconciled 
1.17 	pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 518A.52.