1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to family law; modifying child support and arrears provisions; eliminating 
1.3 	interest on child support judgments; requiring the court to provide certain notices; 
1.4 	modifying requirements for parent education program;amending Minnesota 
1.5 	Statutes 2020, sections 518.157, subdivisions 1, 3; 518.68, subdivision 2; 518A.29; 
1.6 	518A.33; 518A.35, subdivisions 1, 2; 518A.39, subdivision 7; 518A.40, subdivision 
1.7 	4, by adding a subdivision; 518A.42; 518A.43, by adding a subdivision; 518A.685; 
1.8 	548.091, subdivisions 1a, 2a, 3b, 9, 10; 549.09, subdivision 1.
1.9 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.10 	ARTICLE 1
1.11 	CHILD SUPPORT INCOME PROVISIONS, GUIDELINES, CHILD CARE COSTS, 
1.12 	AND ARREARS

1.13 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 518A.29, is amended to read:
1.14 	518A.29 CALCULATION OF GROSS INCOME.
1.15 	(a) Subject to the exclusions and deductions in this section, gross income includes any 
1.16 	form of periodic payment to an individual, including, but not limited to, salaries, wages, 
1.17 	commissions, self-employment income under section 518A.30, workers' compensation, 
1.18 	unemployment benefits, annuity payments, military and naval retirement, pension and 
1.19 	disability payments, spousal maintenance received under a previous order or the current 
1.20 	proceeding, Social Security or veterans benefits provided for a joint child under section 
1.21 	518A.31, and potential income under section 518A.32. Salaries, wages, commissions, or 
1.22 	other compensation paid by third parties shall be based upon gross income before 
1.23 	participation in an employer-sponsored benefit plan that allows an employee to pay for a 
1.24 	benefit or expense using pretax dollars, such as flexible spending plans and health savings 
2.1 	accounts. No deductions shall be allowed for contributions to pensions, 401-K, IRA, or 
2.2 	other retirement benefits.
2.3 	(b) Gross income does not include compensation received by a party for employment 
2.4 	in excess of a 40-hour work week, provided that:
2.5 	(1) child support is ordered in an amount at least equal to the guideline amount based 
2.6 	on gross income not excluded under this clause; and
2.7 	(2) the party demonstrates, and the court finds, that:
2.8 	(i) the excess employment began after the filing of the petition for dissolution or legal 
2.9 	separation or a petition related to custody, parenting time, or support;
2.10 	(ii) the excess employment reflects an increase in the work schedule or hours worked 
2.11 	over that of the two years immediately preceding the filing of the petition;
2.12 	(iii) the excess employment is voluntary and not a condition of employment;
2.13 	(iv) the excess employment is in the nature of additional, part-time or overtime 
2.14 	employment compensable by the hour or fraction of an hour; and
2.15 	(v) the party's compensation structure has not been changed for the purpose of affecting 
2.16 	a support or maintenance obligation.
2.17 	(c) Expense reimbursements or in-kind payments received by a parent in the course of 
2.18 	employment, self-employment, or operation of a business shall be counted as income if 
2.19 	they reduce personal living expenses.
2.20 	(d) Gross income may be calculated on either an annual or monthly basis. Weekly income 
2.21 	shall be translated to monthly income by multiplying the weekly income by 4.33.
2.22 	(e) Gross income does not include a child support payment received by a party. It is a 
2.23 	rebuttable presumption that adoption assistance payments, Northstar kinship assistance 
2.24 	payments, and foster care subsidies are not gross income.
2.25 	(f) Gross income does not include the income of the obligor's spouse and the obligee's 
2.26 	spouse.
2.27 	(g) Child support or Spousal maintenance payments ordered by a court for a nonjoint 
2.28 	child or former spouse or ordered payable to the other party as part of the current proceeding 
2.29 	are deducted from other periodic payments received by a party for purposes of determining 
2.30 	gross income.
3.1 	(h) Gross income does not include public assistance benefits received under section 
3.2 	256.741 or other forms of public assistance based on need.

3.3 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 518A.33, is amended to read:
3.4 	518A.33 DEDUCTION FROM INCOME FOR NONJOINT CHILDREN.
3.5 	(a) When either or both parents are legally responsible for a nonjoint child, a deduction 
3.6 	for this obligation shall be calculated under this section if:.
3.7 	(1) the nonjoint child primarily resides in the parent's household; and
3.8 	(2) the parent is not obligated to pay basic child support for the nonjoint child to the 
3.9 	other parent or a legal custodian of the child under an existing child support order.
3.10 	(b) The court shall use the guidelines under section 518A.35 to determine the basic child 
3.11 	support obligation for the nonjoint child or children by using the gross income of the parent 
3.12 	for whom the deduction is being calculated and the number of nonjoint children primarily 
3.13 	residing in the parent's household. If the number of nonjoint children to be used for the 
3.14 	determination is greater than two, the determination must be made using the number two 
3.15 	instead of the greater number. Court-ordered child support for a nonjoint child shall be 
3.16 	deducted from the payor's gross income.
3.17 	(c) The deduction for nonjoint children is 50 percent of the guideline amount determined 
3.18 	under paragraph (b). When a parent is legally responsible for a nonjoint child and the parent 
3.19 	is not obligated to pay basic child support for the nonjoint child to the other parent or a legal 
3.20 	custodian under an existing child support order, a deduction shall be calculated. The court 
3.21 	shall use the basic support guideline table under section 518A.35 to determine this deduction 
3.22 	by using the gross income of the parent for whom the deduction is being calculated, minus 
3.23 	any deduction under paragraph (b) and the number of eligible nonjoint children, up to six 
3.24 	children. The deduction for nonjoint children is 75 percent of the guideline amount 
3.25 	determined under this paragraph.

3.26 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 518A.35, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
3.27 		Subdivision 1.Determination of support obligation. (a) The guideline in this section 
3.28 	is a rebuttable presumption and shall be used in any judicial or administrative proceeding 
3.29 	to establish or modify a support obligation under this chapter.
3.30 	(b) The basic child support obligation shall be determined by referencing the guideline 
3.31 	for the appropriate number of joint children and the combined parental income for 
3.32 	determining child support of the parents.
4.1 	(c) If a child is not in the custody of either parent and a support order is sought against 
4.2 	one or both parents, the basic child support obligation shall be determined by referencing 
4.3 	the guideline for the appropriate number of joint children, and the parent's individual parental 
4.4 	income for determining child support, not the combined parental incomes for determining 
4.5 	child support of the parents. Unless a parent has court-ordered parenting time, the parenting 
4.6 	expense adjustment formula under section 518A.34 must not be applied.
4.7 	(d) If a child is in custody of either parentnot residing with the parent that has 
4.8 	court-ordered or statutory custody and a support order is sought by the public authority
4.9 	under section 256.87 against one or both parents, unless the parent against whom the support 
4.10 	order is sought has court-ordered parenting time, the basic support obligation must be 
4.11 	determined by referencing the guideline for the appropriate number of joint children and 
4.12 	the parent's individual income without application of the parenting expense adjustment 
4.13 	formula under section 518A.34.
4.14 	(e) For combined parental incomes for determining child support exceeding $15,000
4.15 	$20,000 per month, the presumed basic child support obligations shall be as for parents 
4.16 	with combined parental income for determining child support of $15,000 $20,000 per month. 
4.17 	A basic child support obligation in excess of this level may be demonstrated for those reasons 
4.18 	set forth in section 518A.43.

4.19 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 518A.35, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
4.20 		Subd. 2.Basic support; guideline. Unless otherwise agreed to by the parents and 
4.21 	approved by the court, when establishing basic support, the court must order that basic 
4.22 	support be divided between the parents based on their proportionate share of the parents' 
4.23 	combined monthly parental income for determining child support (PICS). Basic support 
4.24 	must be computed using the following guideline:

4.25	Combined Parental
	Number of Children
	
4.26
4.27
4.28	Income for 
Determining Child 
Support
	One
	Two
	Three
	Four
	Five
	Six
	
4.29
4.30	$0- $799
$1,399
	$50
	$50
$60
	$75
$70
	$75
$80
	$100
$90
	$100
	
4.31	800- 899
	80
	129
	149
	173
	201
	233
	
4.32	900- 999
	90
	145
	167
	194
	226
	262
	
4.33	1,000- 1,099
	116
	161
	186
	216
	251
	291
	
4.34	1,100- 1,199
	145
	205
	237
	275
	320
	370
	
4.35	1,200- 1,299
	177
	254
	294
	341
	396
	459
	
5.1	1,300- 1,399
	212
	309
	356
	414
	480
	557
	
5.35.2
	1,400- 1,499
	251
60
	368
75
	425
85
	493
100
	573
110
	664
120
	
5.55.4
	1,500- 1,599
	292
75
	433
90
	500
105
	580
125
	673
135
	780
145
	
5.75.6
	1,600- 1,699
	337
90
	502
110
	580
130
	673
150
	781
160
	905
170
	
5.95.8
	1,700- 1,799
	385
110
	577
130
	666
155
	773
175
	897
185
	1,040
195
	
5.115.10
	1,800- 1,899
	436
130
	657
150
	758
180
	880
200
	1,021
210
	1,183
220
	
5.135.12
	1,900- 1,999
	490
150
	742
175
	856
205
	994
235
	1,152
245
	1,336
255
	
5.155.14
	2,000- 2,099
	516
170
	832
200
	960
235
	1,114
270
	1,292
285
	1,498
295
	
5.175.16
	2,100- 2,199
	528
190
	851
225
	981
265
	1,139
305
	1,320
325
	1,531
335
	
5.195.18
	2,200- 2,299
	538
215
	867
255
	1,000
300
	1,160
345
	1,346
367
	1,561
379
	
5.215.20
	2,300- 2,399
	546
240
	881
285
	1,016
335
	1,179
385
	1,367
409
	1,586
423
	
5.235.22
	2,400- 2,499
	554
265
	893
315
	1,029
370
	1,195
425
	1,385
451
	1,608
467
	
5.255.24
	2,500- 2,599
	560
290
	903
350
	1,040
408
	1,208
465
	1,400
493
	1,625
511
	
5.275.26
	2,600- 2,699
	570
315
	920
385
	1,060
446
	1,230
505
	1,426
535
	1,655
555
	
5.295.28
	2,700- 2,799
	580
340
	936
420
	1,078
484
	1,251
545
	1,450
577
	1,683
599
	
5.315.30
	2,800- 2,899
	589
365
	950
455
	1,094
522
	1,270
585
	1,472
619
	1,707
643
	
5.335.32
	2,900- 2,999
	596
390
	963
490
	1,109
560
	1,287
625
	1,492
661
	1,730
687
	
5.355.34
	3,000- 3,099
	603
415
	975
525
	1,122
598
	1,302
665
	1,509
703
	1,749
731
	
5.375.36
	3,100- 3,199
	613
440
	991
560
	1,141
636
	1,324
705
	1,535
745
	1,779
775
	
5.395.38
	3,200- 3,299
	623
465
	1,007
595
	1,158
674
	1,344
745
	1,558
787
	1,807
819
	
5.415.40
	3,300- 3,399
	636
485
	1,021
630
	1,175
712
	1,363
785
	1,581
829
	1,833
863
	
5.435.42
	3,400- 3,499
	650
505
	1,034
665
	1,190
750
	1,380
825
	1,601
871
	1,857
907
	
5.455.44
	3,500- 3,599
	664
525
	1,047
695
	1,204
784
	1,397
861
	1,621
910
	1,880
948
	
6.26.1
	3,600- 3,699
	677
545
	1,062
725
	1,223
818
	1,418
897
	1,646
949
	1,909
989
	
6.46.3
	3,700- 3,799
	691
565
	1,077
755
	1,240
852
	1,439
933
	1,670
988
	1,937
1,030
	
6.66.5
	3,800- 3,899
	705
585
	1,081
785
	1,257
886
	1,459
969
	1,693
1,027
	1,963
1,071
	
6.86.7
	3,900- 3,999
	719
605
	1,104
815
	1,273
920
	1,478
1,005
	1,715
1,065
	1,988
1,111
	
6.106.9	4,000- 4,099
	732
625
	1,116
845
	1,288
954
	1,496
1,041
	1,736
1,103
	2,012
1,151
	
6.126.11
	4,100- 4,199
	746
645
	1,132
875
	1,305
988
	1,516
1,077
	1,759
1,142
	2,039
1,191
	
6.146.13
	4,200- 4,299
	760
665
	1,147
905
	1,322
1,022
	1,536
1,113
	1,781
1,180
	2,064
1,230
	
6.166.15
	4,300- 4,399
	774
685
	1,161
935
	1,338
1,056
	1,554
1,149
	1,802
1,218
	2,088
1,269
	
6.186.17
	4,400- 4,499
	787
705
	1,175
965
	1,353
1,090
	1,572
1,185
	1,822
1,256
	2,111
1,308
	
6.206.19
	4,500- 4,599
	801
724
	1,184
993
	1,368
1,122
	1,589
1,219
	1,841
1,292
	2,133
1,345
	
6.226.21
	4,600- 4,699
	808
743
	1,200
1,021
	1,386
1,154
	1,608
1,253
	1,864
1,328
	2,160
1,382
	
6.246.23
	4,700- 4,799
	814
762
	1,215
1,049
	1,402
1,186
	1,627
1,287
	1,887
1,364
	2,186
1,419
	
6.266.25
	4,800- 4,899
	820
781
	1,231
1,077
	1,419
1,218
	1,645
1,321
	1,908
1,400
	2,212
1,456
	
6.286.27
	4,900- 4,999
	825
800
	1,246
1,105
	1,435
1,250
	1,663
1,354
	1,930
1,435
	2,236
1,493
	
6.306.29
	5,000- 5,099
	831
818
	1,260
1,132
	1,450
1,281
	1,680
1,387
	1,950
1,470
	2,260
1,529
	
6.326.31
	5,100- 5,199
	837
835
	1,275
1,159
	1,468
1,312
	1,701
1,420
	1,975
1,505
	2,289
1,565
	
6.346.33
	5,200- 5,299
	843
852
	1,290
1,186
	1,485
1,343
	1,722
1,453
	1,999
1,540
	2,317
1,601
	
6.366.35
	5,300- 5,399
	849
869
	1,304
1,213
	1,502
1,374
	1,743
1,486
	2,022
1,575
	2,345
1,638
	
6.386.37
	5,400- 5,499
	854
886
	1,318
1,240
	1,518
1,405
	1,763
1,519
	2,046
1,610
	2,372
1,674
	
6.406.39
	5,500- 5,599
	860
903
	1,331
1,264
	1,535
1,434
	1,782
1,550
	2,068
1,643
	2,398
1,708
	
6.426.41
	5,600- 5,699
	866
920
	1,346
1,288
	1,551
1,463
	1,801
1,581
	2,090
1,676
	2,424
1,743
	
6.446.43
	5,700- 5,799
	873
937
	1,357
1,312
	1,568
1,492
	1,819
1,612
	2,111
1,709
	2,449
1,777
	
6.466.45
	5,800- 5,899
	881
954
	1,376
1,336
	1,583
1,521
	1,837
1,643
	2,132
1,742
	2,473
1,811
	
7.27.1
	5,900- 5,999
	888
971
	1,390
1,360
	1,599
1,550
	1,855
1,674
	2,152
1,775
	2,497
1,846
	
7.47.3
	6,000- 6,099
	895
988
	1,404
1,383
	1,604
1,577
	1,872
1,703
	2,172
1,805
	2,520
1,877
	
7.67.5
	6,100- 6,199
	902
993
	1,419
1,391
	1,631
1,586
	1,892
1,713
	2,195
1,815
	2,546
1,887
	
7.87.7
	6,200- 6,299
	909
999
	1,433
1,399
	1,645
1,594
	1,912
1,722
	2,217
1,825
	2,572
1,898
	
7.107.9	6,300- 6,399
	916
1,005
	1,448
1,406
	1,664
1,603
	1,932
1,732
	2,239
1,836
	2,597
1,909
	
7.127.11
	6,400- 6,499
	923
1,010
	1,462
1,414
	1,682
1,612
	1,951
1,741
	2,260
1,846
	2,621
1,920
	
7.147.13
	6,500- 6,599
	930
1,016
	1,476
1,422
	1,697
1,621
	1,970
1,751
	2,282
1,856
	2,646
1,931
	
7.167.15
	6,600- 6,699
	936
1,021
	1,490
1,430
	1,713
1,630
	1,989
1,761
	2,305
1,866
	2,673
1,941
	
7.187.17
	6,700- 6,799
	943
1,027
	1,505
1,438
	1,730
1,639
	2,009
1,770
	2,328
1,876
	2,700
1,951
	
7.207.19
	6,800- 6,899
	950
1,032
	1,519
1,445
	1,746
1,648
	2,028
1,780
	2,350
1,887
	2,727
1,962
	
7.227.21
	6,900- 6,999
	957
1,038
	1,533
1,453
	1,762
1,657
	2,047
1,790
	2,379
1,897
	2,747
1,973
	
7.247.23
	7,000- 7,099
	963
1,044
	1,547
1,462
	1,778
1,666
	2,065
1,800
	2,394
1,908
	2,753
1,984
	
7.267.25
	7,100- 7,199
	970
1,050
	1,561
1,470
	1,795
1,676
	2,085
1,810
	2,417
1,918
	2,758
1,995
	
7.287.27
	7,200- 7,299
	974
1,056
	1,574
1,479
	1,812
1,686
	2,104
1,821
	2,439
1,930
	2,764
2,007
	
7.307.29
	7,300- 7,399
	980
1,063
	1,587
1,488
	1,828
1,696
	2,123
1,832
	2,462
1,942
	2,769
2,019
	
7.327.31
	7,400- 7,499
	989
1,069
	1,600
1,496
	1,844
1,706
	2,142
1,843
	2,483
1,953
	2,775
2,032
	
7.347.33
	7,500- 7,599
	998
1,075
	1,613
1,505
	1,860
1,716
	2,160
1,854
	2,505
1,965
	2,781
2,043
	
7.367.35
	7,600- 7,699
	1,006
1,081
	1,628
1,514
	1,877
1,725
	2,180
1,863
	2,528
1,975
	2,803
2,054
	
7.387.37
	7,700- 7,799
	1,015
1,087
	1,643
1,522
	1,894
1,735
	2,199
1,874
	2,550
1,986
	2,833
2,066
	
7.407.39
	7,800- 7,899
	1,023
1,093
	1,658
1,531
	1,911
1,745
	2,218
1,885
	2,572
1,998
	2,864
2,078
	
7.427.41
	7,900- 7,999
	1,032
1,099
	1,673
1,540
	1,928
1,755
	2,237
1,896
	2,594
2,009
	2,894
2,090
	
7.447.43
	8,000- 8,099
	1,040
1,106
	1,688
1,548
	1,944
1,765
	2,256
1,907
	2,616
2,021
	2,925
2,102
	
7.467.45
	8,100- 8,199
	1,048
1,112
	1,703
1,557
	1,960
1,775
	2,274
1,917
	2,637
2,032
	2,955
2,114
	
8.28.1
	8,200- 8,299
	1,056
1,118
	1,717
1,566
	1,976
1,785
	2,293
1,928
	2,658
2,044
	2,985
2,126
	
8.48.3
	8,300 -8,399
	1,064
1,124
	1,731
1,574
	1,992
1,795
	2,311
1,939
	2,679
2,055
	3,016
2,137
	
8.68.5
	8,400- 8,499
	1,072
1,131
	1,746
1,583
	2,008
1,804
	2,328
1,949
	2,700
2,066
	3,046
2,149
	
8.88.7
	8,500- 8,599
	1,080
1,137
	1,760
1,592
	2,023
1,814
	2,346
1,960
	2,720
2,078
	3,077
2,161
	
8.108.9	8,600- 8,699
	1,092
1,143
	1,780
1,600
	2,047
1,824
	2,374
1,970
	2,752
2,089
	3,107
2,173
	
8.128.11
	8,700- 8,799
	1,105
1,149
	1,801
1,609
	2,071
1,834
	2,401
1,981
	2,784
2,100
	3,138
2,185
	
8.148.13
	8,800- 8,899
	1,118
1,155
	1,822
1,618
	2,094
1,844
	2,429
1,992
	2,816
2,112
	3,168
2,197
	
8.168.15
	8,900- 8,999
	1,130
1,162
	1,842
1,626
	2,118
1,854
	2,456
2,003
	2,848
2,124
	3,199
2,209
	
8.188.17
	9,000- 9,099
	1,143
1,168
	1,863
1,635
	2,142
1,864
	2,484
2,014
	2,880
2,135
	3,223
2,221
	
8.208.19
	9,100- 9,199
	1,156
1,174
	1,884
1,644
	2,166
1,874
	2,512
2,024
	2,912
2,146
	3,243
2,232
	
8.228.21
	9,200- 9,299
	1,168
1,180
	1,904
1,652
	2,190
1,884
	2,539
2,035
	2,944
2,158
	3,263
2,244
	
8.248.23
	9,300- 9,399
	1,181
1,186
	1,925
1,661
	2,213
1,893
	2,567
2,045
	2,976
2,168
	3,284
2,255
	
8.268.25
	9,400- 9,499
	1,194
1,193
	1,946
1,670
	2,237
1,903
	2,594
2,056
	3,008
2,179
	3,304
2,267
	
8.288.27
	9,500- 9,599
	1,207
1,199
	1,967
1,678
	2,261
1,913
	2,622
2,066
	3,031
2,190
	3,324
2,278
	
8.308.29
	9,600- 9,699
	1,219
1,205
	1,987
1,687
	2,285
1,923
	2,650
2,077
	3,050
2,202
	3,345
2,290
	
8.328.31
	9,700- 9,799
	1,232
1,211
	2,008
1,696
	2,309
1,933
	2,677
2,088
	3,069
2,214
	3,365
2,302
	
8.348.33
	9,800- 9,899
	1,245
1,217
	2,029
1,704
	2,332
1,943
	2,705
2,099
	3,087
2,225
	3,385
2,314
	
8.368.35
	9,900- 9,999
	1,257
1,224
	2,049
1,713
	2,356
1,953
	2,732
2,110
	3,106
2,237
	3,406
2,326
	
8.388.37
	10,000-10,099
	1,270
1,230
	2,070
1,722
	2,380
1,963
	2,760
2,121
	3,125
2,248
	3,426
2,338
	
8.408.39
	10,100-10,199
	1,283
1,236
	2,091
1,730
	2,404
1,973
	2,788
2,131
	3,144
2,259
	3,446
2,350
	
8.428.41
	10,200-10,299
	1,295
1,242
	2,111
1,739
	2,428
1,983
	2,815
2,142
	3,162
2,270
	3,467
2,361
	
8.448.43
	10,300-10,399
	1,308
1,248
	2,132
1,748
	2,451
1,992
	2,843
2,152
	3,181
2,281
	3,487
2,373
	
8.468.45
	10,400-10,499
	1,321
1,254
	2,153
1,756
	2,475
2,002
	2,870
2,163
	3,200
2,292
	3,507
2,384
	
9.29.1
	10,500-10,599
	1,334
1,261
	2,174
1,765
	2,499
2,012
	2,898
2,173
	3,218
2,304
	3,528
2,396
	
9.49.3
	10,600-10,699
	1,346
1,267
	2,194
1,774
	2,523
2,022
	2,921
2,184
	3,237
2,316
	3,548
2,409
	
9.69.5
	10,700-10,799
	1,359
1,273
	2,215
1,782
	2,547
2,032
	2,938
2,195
	3,256
2,327
	3,568
2,420
	
9.89.7
	10,800-10,899
	1,372
1,279
	2,236
1,791
	2,570
2,042
	2,955
2,206
	3,274
2,338
	3,589
2,432
	
9.109.9	10,900-10,999
	1,384
1,285
	2,256
1,800
	2,594
2,052
	2,972
2,217
	3,293
2,349
	3,609
2,444
	
9.129.11
	11,000-11,099
	1,397
1,292
	2,277
1,808
	2,618
2,061
	2,989
2,226
	3,312
2,360
	3,629
2,455
	
9.149.13
	11,100-11,199
	1,410
1,298
	2,294
1,817
	2,642
2,071
	3,006
2,237
	3,331
2,372
	3,649
2,467
	
9.169.15
	11,200-11,299
	1,422
1,304
	2,306
1,826
	2,666
2,081
	3,023
2,248
	3,349
2,384
	3,667
2,479
	
9.189.17
	11,300-11,399
	1,435
1,310
	2,319
1,834
	2,689
2,091
	3,040
2,259
	3,366
2,395
	3,686
2,491
	
9.209.19
	11,400-11,499
	1,448
1,316
	2,331
1,843
	2,713
2,101
	3,055
2,270
	3,383
2,406
	3,705
2,503
	
9.229.21
	11,500-11,599
	1,461
1,323
	2,344
1,852
	2,735
2,111
	3,071
2,280
	3,400
2,417
	3,723
2,514
	
9.249.23
	11,600-11,699
	1,473
1,329
	2,356
1,860
	2,748
2,121
	3,087
2,291
	3,417
2,428
	3,742
2,526
	
9.269.25
	11,700-11,799
	1,486
1,335
	2,367
1,869
	2,762
2,131
	3,102
2,302
	3,435
2,439
	3,761
2,537
	
9.289.27
	11,800-11,899
	1,499
1,341
	2,378
1,878
	2,775
2,141
	3,116
2,313
	3,452
2,451
	3,780
2,549
	
9.309.29
	11,900-11,999
	1,511
1,347
	2,389
1,886
	2,788
2,150
	3,131
2,323
	3,469
2,463
	3,798
2,561
	
9.329.31
	12,000-12,099
	1,524
1,354
	2,401
1,895
	2,801
2,160
	3,146
2,333
	3,485
2,474
	3,817
2,573
	
9.349.33
	12,100-12,199
	1,537
1,360
	2,412
1,904
	2,814
2,170
	3,160
2,344
	3,501
2,485
	3,836
2,585
	
9.369.35
	12,200-12,299
	1,549
1,366
	2,423
1,912
	2,828
2,180
	3,175
2,355
	3,517
2,497
	3,854
2,597
	
9.389.37
	12,300-12,399
	1,562
1,372
	2,434
1,921
	2,841
2,190
	3,190
2,366
	3,534
2,509
	3,871
2,609
	
9.409.39
	12,400-12,499
	1,575
1,378
	2,445
1,930
	2,854
2,200
	3,205
2,377
	3,550
2,520
	3,889
2,621
	
9.429.41
	12,500-12,599
	1,588
1,385
	2,456
1,938
	2,867
2,210
	3,219
2,387
	3,566
2,531
	3,907
2,633
	
9.449.43
	12,600-12,699
	1,600
1,391
	2,467
1,947
	2,880
2,220
	3,234
2,397
	3,582
2,542
	3,924
2,644
	
9.469.45
	12,700-12,799
	1,613
1,397
	2,478
1,956
	2,894
2,230
	3,249
2,408
	3,598
2,553
	3,942
2,656
	
10.210.1
	12,800-12,899
	1,626
1,403
	2,489
1,964
	2,907
2,240
	3,264
2,419
	3,615
2,565
	3,960
2,668
	
10.410.3
	12,900-12,999
	1,638
1,409
	2,500
1,973
	2,920
2,250
	3,278
2,430
	3,631
2,576
	3,977
2,680
	
10.610.5
	13,000-13,099
	1,651
1,416
	2,512
1,982
	2,933
2,259
	3,293
2,440
	3,647
2,587
	3,995
2,691
	
10.810.7
	13,100-13,199
	1,664
1,422
	2,523
1,990
	2,946
2,269
	3,308
2,451
	3,663
2,599
	4,012
2,703
	
10.1010.9	13,200-13,299
	1,676
1,428
	2,534
1,999
	2,960
2,279
	3,322
2,462
	3,679
2,610
	4,030
2,715
	
10.1210.11
	13,300-13,399
	1,689
1,434
	2,545
2,008
	2,973
2,289
	3,337
2,473
	3,696
2,622
	4,048
2,727
	
10.1410.13
	13,400-13,499
	1,702
1,440
	2,556
2,016
	2,986
2,299
	3,352
2,484
	3,712
2,633
	4,065
2,739
	
10.1610.15
	13,500-13,599
	1,715
1,446
	2,567
2,025
	2,999
2,309
	3,367
2,494
	3,728
2,644
	4,083
2,751
	
10.1810.17
	13,600-13,699
	1,727
1,453
	2,578
2,034
	3,012
2,318
	3,381
2,504
	3,744
2,655
	4,100
2,762
	
10.2010.19
	13,700-13,799
	1,740
1,459
	2,589
2,042
	3,026
2,328
	3,396
2,515
	3,760
2,666
	4,118
2,773
	
10.2210.21
	13,800-13,899
	1,753
1,465
	2,600
2,051
	3,039
2,338
	3,411
2,526
	3,777
2,677
	4,136
2,784
	
10.2410.23
	13,900-13,999
	1,765
1,471
	2,611
2,060
	3,052
2,348
	3,425
2,537
	3,793
2,688
	4,153
2,795
	
10.2610.25
	14,000-14,099
	1,778
1,477
	2,623
2,068
	3,065
2,358
	3,440
2,547
	3,809
2,699
	4,171
2,807
	
10.2810.27
	14,100-14,199
	1,791
1,484
	2,634
2,077
	3,078
2,368
	3,455
2,558
	3,825
2,711
	4,189
2,819
	
10.3010.29
	14,200-14,299
	1,803
1,490
	2,645
2,086
	3,092
2,378
	3,470
2,569
	3,841
2,722
	4,206
2,831
	
10.3210.31
	14,300-14,399
	1,816
1,496
	2,656
2,094
	3,105
2,388
	3,484
2,580
	3,858
2,734
	4,224
2,843
	
10.3410.33
	14,400-14,499
	1,829
1,502
	2,667
2,103
	3,118
2,398
	3,499
2,590
	3,874
2,746
	4,239
2,855
	
10.3610.35
	14,500-14,599
	1,842
1,508
	2,678
2,111
	3,131
2,407
	3,514
2,600
	3,889
2,757
	4,253
2,867
	
10.3810.37
	14,600-14,699
	1,854
1,515
	2,689
2,120
	3,144
2,417
	3,529
2,611
	3,902
2,768
	4,268
2,879
	
10.4010.39
	14,700-14,799
	1,864
1,521
	2,700
2,129
	3,158
2,427
	3,541
2,622
	3,916
2,780
	4,282
2,891
	
10.4210.41
	14,800-14,899
	1,872
1,527
	2,711
2,138
	3,170
2,437
	3,553
2,633
	3,929
2,792
	4,297
2,903
	
10.4410.43
	14,900-14,999
	1,879
1,533
	2,722
2,146
	3,181
2,447
	3,565
2,643
	3,942
2,802
	4,311
2,914
	
10.45
10.46
11.1
11.2	15,000, or the 
amount in effect 
under subd. 4
-15,099
	1,883
1,539
	2,727
2,155
	3,186
2,457
	3,571
2,654
	3,949
2,813
	4,319
2,926
	
11.3	15,100-15,199
	1,545
	2,163
	2,466
	2,664
	2,825
	2,937
	
11.4	15,200-15,299
	1,551
	2,171
	2,476
	2,675
	2,836
	2,949
	
11.5	15,300-15,399
	1,557
	2,180
	2,486
	2,685
	2,847
	2,961
	
11.6	15,400-15,499
	1,563
	2,188
	2,495
	2,695
	2,858
	2,973
	
11.7	15,500-15,599
	1,569
	2,197
	2,505
	2,706
	2,869
	2,985
	
11.8	15,600-15,699
	1,575
	2,205
	2,514
	2,716
	2,880
	2,996
	
11.9	15,700-15,799
	1,581
	2,214
	2,524
	2,727
	2,891
	3,008
	
11.10	15,800-15,899
	1,587
	2,222
	2,534
	2,737
	2,902
	3,019
	
11.11	15,900-15,999
	1,593
	2,230
	2,543
	2,747
	2,913
	3,030
	
11.12	16,000-16,099
	1,599
	2,239
	2,553
	2,758
	2,924
	3,042
	
11.13	16,100-16,199
	1,605
	2,247
	2,562
	2,768
	2,935
	3,053
	
11.14	16,200-16,299
	1,611
	2,256
	2,572
	2,779
	2,946
	3,065
	
11.15	16,300-16,399
	1,617
	2,264
	2,582
	2,789
	2,957
	3,076
	
11.16	16,400-16,499
	1,623
	2,272
	2,591
	2,799
	2,968
	3,088
	
11.17	16,500-16,599
	1,629
	2,281
	2,601
	2,810
	2,979
	3,099
	
11.18	16,600-16,699
	1,635
	2,289
	2,610
	2,820
	2,990
	3,110
	
11.19	16,700-16,799
	1,641
	2,298
	2,620
	2,830
	3,001
	3,121
	
11.20	16,800-16,899
	1,647
	2,306
	2,629
	2,840
	3,011
	3,132
	
11.21	16,900-16,999
	1,653
	2,315
	2,639
	2,851
	3,022
	3,143
	
11.22	17,000-17,099
	1,659
	2,323
	2,649
	2,861
	3,033
	3,155
	
11.23	17,100-17,199
	1,665
	2,331
	2,658
	2,871
	3,044
	3,167
	
11.24	17,200-17,299
	1,671
	2,340
	2,668
	2,882
	3,055
	3,178
	
11.25	17,300-17,399
	1,677
	2,348
	2,677
	2,892
	3,066
	3,189
	
11.26	17,400-17,499
	1,683
	2,357
	2,687
	2,902
	3,077
	3,201
	
11.27	17,500-17,599
	1,689
	2,365
	2,696
	2,912
	3,088
	3,212
	
11.28	17,600-17,699
	1,695
	2,373
	2,705
	2,922
	3,098
	3,223
	
11.29	17,700-17,799
	1,701
	2,382
	2,715
	2,932
	3,109
	3,234
	
11.30	17,800-17,899
	1,707
	2,390
	2,724
	2,942
	3,119
	3,245
	
11.31	17,900-17,999
	1,713
	2,399
	2,734
	2,953
	3,130
	3,256
	
11.32	18,000-18,099
	1,719
	2,407
	2,744
	2,963
	3,141
	3,268
	
11.33	18,100-18,199
	1,725
	2,415
	2,753
	2,973
	3,152
	3,279
	
11.34	18,200-18,299
	1,731
	2,424
	2,763
	2,984
	3,163
	3,290
	
11.35	18,300-18,399
	1,737
	2,432
	2,772
	2,994
	3,174
	3,301
	
11.36	18,400-18,499
	1,743
	2,441
	2,782
	3,004
	3,185
	3,313
	
11.37	18,500-18,599
	1,749
	2,449
	2,791
	3,014
	3,196
	3,324
	
11.38	18,600-18,699
	1,755
	2,457
	2,801
	3,024
	3,206
	3,335
	
12.1	18,700-18,799
	1,761
	2,466
	2,811
	3,035
	3,217
	3,346
	
12.2	18,800-18,899
	1,767
	2,474
	2,820
	3,045
	3,227
	3,357
	
12.3	18,900-18,999
	1,773
	2,483
	2,830
	3,056
	3,238
	3,368
	
12.4	19,000-19,099
	1,779
	2,491
	2,840
	3,066
	3,249
	3,380
	
12.5	19,100-19,199
	1,785
	2,499
	2,849
	3,076
	3,260
	3,392
	
12.6	19,200-19,299
	1,791
	2,508
	2,859
	3,087
	3,271
	3,403
	
12.7	19,300-19,399
	1,797
	2,516
	2,868
	3,097
	3,282
	3,414
	
12.8	19,400-19,499
	1,803
	2,525
	2,878
	3,107
	3,293
	3,426
	
12.9	19,500-19,599
	1,809
	2,533
	2,887
	3,117
	3,304
	3,437
	
12.10	19,600-19,699
	1,815
	2,541
	2,896
	3,127
	3,315
	3,448
	
12.11	19,700-19,799
	1,821
	2,550
	2,906
	3,138
	3,326
	3,459
	
12.12	19,800-19,899
	1,827
	2,558
	2,915
	3,148
	3,337
	3,470
	
12.13	19,900-19,999
	1,833
	2,567
	2,925
	3,159
	3,348
	3,481
	
12.14
12.15
12.16
12.17	20,000 and over or 
the amount in 
effect under 
subdivision 4
	1,839
	2,575
	2,935
	3,170
	3,359
	3,492

12.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 31, 2022.

12.19 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 518A.39, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
12.20 		Subd. 7.Child care exception. Child care support must be based on the actual child 
12.21 	care expenses. The court may provide that a decrease in the amount of the child care based 
12.22 	on a decrease in the actual child care expenses is effective as of the date the expense is 
12.23 	decreased. Under section 518A.40, subdivision 4, paragraph (d), a decrease in the amount 
12.24 	of child care support shall be effective as of the date the expenses terminated unless otherwise 
12.25 	found by the court.

12.26 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 518A.40, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
12.27 	read:
12.28 		Subd. 3a.Child care cost information. (a) Upon the request of the obligor when child 
12.29 	care support is ordered to be paid, unless there is a protective or restraining order issued by 
12.30 	the court regarding one of the parties or on behalf of a joint child, or the obligee is a 
12.31 	participant in the Safe at Home program:
12.32 	(1) the obligee must give the child care provider the name and address of the obligor 
12.33 	and must give the obligor the name, address, and telephone number of the child care provider;
13.1 	(2) by February 1 of each year, the obligee must provide the obligor with verification 
13.2 	from the child care provider that indicates the total child care expenses paid for the previous 
13.3 	year; and
13.4 	(3) when there is a change in the child care provider, the type of child care provider, or 
13.5 	the age group of the child, the obligee must provide updated information to the obligor. If 
13.6 	the obligee fails to provide the annual verification from the provider or updated information, 
13.7 	the obligor may request the verification from the provider.
13.8 	(b) When the obligee is no longer incurring child care expenses, the obligee must notify 
13.9 	the obligor, and the public authority if it provides child support services, that the child care 
13.10 	expenses ended and on which date. If the public authority is providing services, the public 
13.11 	authority must follow the procedure outlined in subdivision 4.

13.12 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 518A.40, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
13.13 		Subd. 4.Change in child care. (a) When a court order provides for child care expenses, 
13.14 	and child care support is not assigned under section 256.741, the public authority, if the 
13.15 	public authority provides child support enforcement services, may suspend collecting the 
13.16 	amount allocated for child care expenses when either party informs the public authority that 
13.17 	no child care costs expenses are being incurred and:
13.18 	(1) the public authority verifies the accuracy of the information with the obligee; or
13.19 	(2) the obligee fails to respond within 30 days of the date of a written request from the 
13.20 	public authority for information regarding child care costs. A written or oral response from 
13.21 	the obligee that child care costs are being incurred is sufficient for the public authority to 
13.22 	continue collecting child care expenses.
13.23 	The suspension is effective as of the first day of the month following the date that the public 
13.24 	authority either verified the information with the obligee or the obligee failed to respond.
13.25 	The public authority will resume collecting child care expenses when either party provides 
13.26 	information that child care costs are incurred, or when a child care support assignment takes 
13.27 	effect under section 256.741, subdivision 4. The resumption is effective as of the first day 
13.28 	of the month after the date that the public authority received the information.
13.29 	(b) If the parties provide conflicting information to the public authority regarding whether 
13.30 	child care expenses are being incurred, the public authority will continue or resume collecting 
13.31 	child care expenses. Either party, by motion to the court, may challenge the suspension, 
13.32 	continuation, or resumption of the collection of child care expenses under this subdivision. 
14.1 	If the public authority suspends collection activities for the amount allocated for child care 
14.2 	expenses, all other provisions of the court order remain in effect.
14.3 	(c) In cases where there is a substantial increase or decrease in child care expenses, the 
14.4 	parties may modify the order under section 518A.39.
14.5 	(d) In cases where child care expenses have terminated, the parties may modify the order 
14.6 	under section 518A.39.
14.7 	(e) When the public authority is providing child support services, the parties may contact 
14.8 	the public authority about the option of a stipulation to modify or terminate the child care 
14.9 	support amount.

14.10 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 518A.42, is amended to read:
14.11 	518A.42 ABILITY TO PAY; SELF-SUPPORT ADJUSTMENT.
14.12 		Subdivision 1.Ability to pay. (a) It is a rebuttable presumption that a child support 
14.13 	order should not exceed the obligor's ability to pay. To determine the amount of child support 
14.14 	the obligor has the ability to pay, the court shall follow the procedure set out in this section.
14.15 	(b) The court shall calculate the obligor's income available for support by subtracting a 
14.16 	monthly self-support reserve equal to 120 percent of the federal poverty guidelines for one 
14.17 	person from the obligor's gross income parental income for determining child support (PICS). 
14.18 	If the obligor's income available for support calculated under this paragraph is equal to or 
14.19 	greater than the obligor's support obligation calculated under section 518A.34, the court 
14.20 	shall order child support under section 518A.34.
14.21 	(c) If the obligor's income available for support calculated under paragraph (b) is more 
14.22 	than the minimum support amount under subdivision 2, but less than the guideline amount 
14.23 	under section 518A.34, then the court shall apply a reduction to the child support obligation 
14.24 	in the following order, until the support order is equal to the obligor's income available for 
14.25 	support:
14.26 	(1) medical support obligation;
14.27 	(2) child care support obligation; and
14.28 	(3) basic support obligation.
14.29 	(d) If the obligor's income available for support calculated under paragraph (b) is equal 
14.30 	to or less than the minimum support amount under subdivision 2 or if the obligor's gross 
14.31 	income is less than 120 percent of the federal poverty guidelines for one person, the minimum 
14.32 	support amount under subdivision 2 applies.
15.1 		Subd. 2.Minimum basic support amount. (a) If the basic support amount applies, the 
15.2 	court must order the following amount as the minimum basic support obligation:
15.3 	(1) for one or two children child, the obligor's basic support obligation is $50 per month;
15.4 	(2) for two children, the obligor's basic support obligation is $60 per month;
15.5 	(3) for three or four children, the obligor's basic support obligation is $75 $70 per month; 
15.6 	and
15.7 	(4) for four children, the obligor's basic support obligation is $80 per month;
15.8 	(3) (5) for five or more children, the obligor's basic support obligation is $100 $90 per 
15.9 	month.; and
15.10 	(6) for six or more children, the obligor's basic support obligation is $100 per month.
15.11 	(b) If the court orders the obligor to pay the minimum basic support amount under this 
15.12 	subdivision, the obligor is presumed unable to pay child care support and medical support.
15.13 	If the court finds the obligor receives no income and completely lacks the ability to earn 
15.14 	income, the minimum basic support amount under this subdivision does not apply.
15.15 		Subd. 3.Exception. (a) This section does not apply to an obligor who is incarcerated.
15.16 	(b) If the court finds the obligor receives no income and completely lacks the ability to 
15.17 	earn income, the minimum basic support amount under this subdivision does not apply.
15.18 	(c) If the obligor's basic support amount is reduced below the minimum basic support 
15.19 	amount due to the application of the parenting expense adjustment, the minimum basic 
15.20 	support amount under this subdivision does not apply and the lesser amount is the guideline 
15.21 	basic support.

15.22 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 518A.43, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
15.23 	read:
15.24 		Subd. 1b.Increase in income of custodial parent. In a modification of support under 
15.25 	section 518A.39, the court may deviate from the presumptive child support obligation under 
15.26 	section 518A.34 when the only change in circumstances is an increase to the custodial 
15.27 	parent's income and:
15.28 	(1) the basic support increases;
15.29 	(2) the parties' combined gross income is $6,000 or less; or
15.30 	(3) the obligor's income is $2,000 or less.

16.1 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 518A.685, is amended to read:
16.2 	518A.685 CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCY; REPORTING ARREARS.
16.3 	(a) If a public authority determines that an obligor has not paid the current monthly 
16.4 	support obligation plus any required arrearage payment for three months, the public authority 
16.5 	must may report this information to a consumer reporting agency.
16.6 	(b) Before reporting that an obligor is in arrears for court-ordered child support, the 
16.7 	public authority must:
16.8 	(1) provide written notice to the obligor that the public authority intends to report the 
16.9 	arrears to a consumer reporting agency; and
16.10 	(2) mail the written notice to the obligor's last known mailing address at least 30 days 
16.11 	before the public authority reports the arrears to a consumer reporting agency.
16.12 	(c) The obligor may, within 21 days of receipt of the notice, do the following to prevent 
16.13 	the public authority from reporting the arrears to a consumer reporting agency:
16.14 	(1) pay the arrears in full; or
16.15 	(2) request an administrative review. An administrative review is limited to issues of 
16.16 	mistaken identity, a pending legal action involving the arrears, or an incorrect arrears 
16.17 	balance.; or
16.18 	(3) enter into a written payment agreement pursuant to section 518A.69 that is approved 
16.19 	by a court, a child support magistrate, or the public authority responsible for child support 
16.20 	enforcement.
16.21 	(d) A public authority that reports arrearage information under this section must make 
16.22 	monthly reports to a consumer reporting agency. The monthly report must be consistent 
16.23 	with credit reporting industry standards for child support.
16.24 	(e) For purposes of this section, "consumer reporting agency" has the meaning given in 
16.25 	section 13C.001, subdivision 4, and United States Code, title 15, section 1681a(f).

16.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2022.

16.27 	ARTICLE 2
16.28 	INTEREST ON CHILD SUPPORT JUDGMENTS

16.29 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 518.68, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
16.30 		Subd. 2.Contents.  The required notices must be substantially as follows:
17.1 	IMPORTANT NOTICE
17.2 	1. PAYMENTS TO PUBLIC AGENCY
17.3 	According to Minnesota Statutes, section 518A.50, payments ordered for maintenance 
17.4 	and support must be paid to the public agency responsible for child support enforcement 
17.5 	as long as the person entitled to receive the payments is receiving or has applied for 
17.6 	public assistance or has applied for support and maintenance collection services. MAIL 
17.7 	PAYMENTS TO:
17.8 	2. DEPRIVING ANOTHER OF CUSTODIAL OR PARENTAL RIGHTS -- A FELONY
17.9 	A person may be charged with a felony who conceals a minor child or takes, obtains, 
17.10 	retains, or fails to return a minor child from or to the child's parent (or person with 
17.11 	custodial or visitation rights), according to Minnesota Statutes, section 609.26. A copy 
17.12 	of that section is available from any district court clerk.
17.13 	3. NONSUPPORT OF A SPOUSE OR CHILD -- CRIMINAL PENALTIES
17.14 	A person who fails to pay court-ordered child support or maintenance may be charged 
17.15 	with a crime, which may include misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, or felony charges, 
17.16 	according to Minnesota Statutes, section 609.375. A copy of that section is available 
17.17 	from any district court clerk.
17.18 	4. RULES OF SUPPORT, MAINTENANCE, PARENTING TIME
17.19 	(a) Payment of support or spousal maintenance is to be as ordered, and the giving of 
17.20 	gifts or making purchases of food, clothing, and the like will not fulfill the obligation.
17.21 	(b) Payment of support must be made as it becomes due, and failure to secure or denial 
17.22 	of parenting time is NOT an excuse for nonpayment, but the aggrieved party must seek 
17.23 	relief through a proper motion filed with the court.
17.24 	(c) Nonpayment of support is not grounds to deny parenting time. The party entitled to 
17.25 	receive support may apply for support and collection services, file a contempt motion, 
17.26 	or obtain a judgment as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 548.091.
17.27 	(d) The payment of support or spousal maintenance takes priority over payment of debts 
17.28 	and other obligations.
17.29 	(e) A party who accepts additional obligations of support does so with the full knowledge 
17.30 	of the party's prior obligation under this proceeding.
18.1 	(f) Child support or maintenance is based on annual income, and it is the responsibility 
18.2 	of a person with seasonal employment to budget income so that payments are made 
18.3 	throughout the year as ordered.
18.4 	(g) Reasonable parenting time guidelines are contained in Appendix B, which is available 
18.5 	from the court administrator.
18.6 	(h) The nonpayment of support may be enforced through the denial of student grants; 
18.7 	interception of state and federal tax refunds; suspension of driver's, recreational, and 
18.8 	occupational licenses; referral to the department of revenue or private collection agencies; 
18.9 	seizure of assets, including bank accounts and other assets held by financial institutions; 
18.10 	reporting to credit bureaus; interest charging, income withholding, and contempt 
18.11 	proceedings; and other enforcement methods allowed by law.
18.12 	(i) The public authority may suspend or resume collection of the amount allocated for 
18.13 	child care expenses if the conditions of Minnesota Statutes, section 518A.40, subdivision 
18.14 	4, are met.
18.15 	(j) The public authority may remove or resume a medical support offset if the conditions 
18.16 	of Minnesota Statutes, section 518A.41, subdivision 16, are met.
18.17 	(k) The public authority may suspend or resume interest charging on child support 
18.18 	judgments if the conditions of Minnesota Statutes, section 548.091, subdivision 1a, are met.
18.19 	5. MODIFYING CHILD SUPPORT
18.20 	If either the obligor or obligee is laid off from employment or receives a pay reduction, 
18.21 	child support may be modified, increased, or decreased. Any modification will only take 
18.22 	effect when it is ordered by the court, and will only relate back to the time that a motion 
18.23 	is filed. Either the obligor or obligee may file a motion to modify child support, and may 
18.24 	request the public agency for help. UNTIL A MOTION IS FILED, THE CHILD 
18.25 	SUPPORT OBLIGATION WILL CONTINUE AT THE CURRENT LEVEL. THE 
18.26 	COURT IS NOT PERMITTED TO REDUCE SUPPORT RETROACTIVELY.
18.27 	6. PARENTAL RIGHTS FROM MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 518.17, 
18.28 	SUBDIVISION 3
18.29 	Unless otherwise provided by the Court:
18.30 	(a) Each party has the right of access to, and to receive copies of, school, medical, dental, 
18.31 	religious training, and other important records and information about the minor children. 
18.32 	Each party has the right of access to information regarding health or dental insurance 
18.33 	available to the minor children. Presentation of a copy of this order to the custodian of 
19.1 	a record or other information about the minor children constitutes sufficient authorization 
19.2 	for the release of the record or information to the requesting party.
19.3 	(b) Each party shall keep the other informed as to the name and address of the school 
19.4 	of attendance of the minor children. Each party has the right to be informed by school 
19.5 	officials about the children's welfare, educational progress and status, and to attend 
19.6 	school and parent teacher conferences. The school is not required to hold a separate 
19.7 	conference for each party.
19.8 	(c) In case of an accident or serious illness of a minor child, each party shall notify the 
19.9 	other party of the accident or illness, and the name of the health care provider and the 
19.10 	place of treatment.
19.11 	(d) Each party has the right of reasonable access and telephone contact with the minor 
19.12 	children.
19.13 	7. WAGE AND INCOME DEDUCTION OF SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE
19.14 	Child support and/or spousal maintenance may be withheld from income, with or without 
19.15 	notice to the person obligated to pay, when the conditions of Minnesota Statutes, section 
19.16 	518A.53 have been met. A copy of those sections is available from any district court 
19.17 	clerk.
19.18 	8. CHANGE OF ADDRESS OR RESIDENCE
19.19 	Unless otherwise ordered, each party shall notify the other party, the court, and the public 
19.20 	authority responsible for collection, if applicable, of the following information within 
19.21 	ten days of any change: the residential and mailing address, telephone number, driver's 
19.22 	license number, Social Security number, and name, address, and telephone number of 
19.23 	the employer.
19.24 	9. COST OF LIVING INCREASE OF SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE
19.25 	Basic support and/or spousal maintenance may be adjusted every two years based upon 
19.26 	a change in the cost of living (using Department of Labor Consumer Price Index .........., 
19.27 	unless otherwise specified in this order) when the conditions of Minnesota Statutes, 
19.28 	section 518A.75, are met. Cost of living increases are compounded. A copy of Minnesota 
19.29 	Statutes, section 518A.75, and forms necessary to request or contest a cost of living 
19.30 	increase are available from any district court clerk.
19.31 	10. JUDGMENTS FOR UNPAID SUPPORT
20.1 	If a person fails to make a child support payment, the payment owed becomes a judgment 
20.2 	against the person responsible to make the payment by operation of law on or after the 
20.3 	date the payment is due, and the person entitled to receive the payment or the public 
20.4 	agency may obtain entry and docketing of the judgment WITHOUT NOTICE to the 
20.5 	person responsible to make the payment under Minnesota Statutes, section 548.091. 
20.6 	Interest begins to accrue on a payment or installment of child support whenever the 
20.7 	unpaid amount due is greater than the current support due, according to Minnesota 
20.8 	Statutes, section 548.091, subdivision 1a.
20.9 	11. JUDGMENTS FOR UNPAID MAINTENANCE
20.10 	(a) A judgment for unpaid spousal maintenance may be entered when the conditions of 
20.11 	Minnesota Statutes, section 548.091, are met. A copy of that section is available from 
20.12 	any district court clerk.
20.13 	(b) The public authority is not responsible for calculating interest on any judgment for 
20.14 	unpaid spousal maintenance. When providing services in IV-D cases, as defined in 
20.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 518A.26, subdivision 10, the public authority will only 
20.16 	collect interest on spousal maintenance if spousal maintenance is reduced to a sum 
20.17 	certain judgment.
20.18 	12. ATTORNEY FEES AND COLLECTION COSTS FOR ENFORCEMENT OF CHILD 
20.19 	SUPPORT
20.20 	A judgment for attorney fees and other collection costs incurred in enforcing a child 
20.21 	support order will be entered against the person responsible to pay support when the 
20.22 	conditions of Minnesota Statutes, section 518A.735, are met. A copy of Minnesota 
20.23 	Statutes, sections 518.14 and 518A.735 and forms necessary to request or contest these 
20.24 	attorney fees and collection costs are available from any district court clerk.
20.25 	13. PARENTING TIME EXPEDITOR PROCESS
20.26 	On request of either party or on its own motion, the court may appoint a parenting time 
20.27 	expeditor to resolve parenting time disputes under Minnesota Statutes, section 518.1751. 
20.28 	A copy of that section and a description of the expeditor process is available from any 
20.29 	district court clerk.
20.30 	14. PARENTING TIME REMEDIES AND PENALTIES
20.31 	Remedies and penalties for the wrongful denial of parenting time are available under 
20.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 518.175, subdivision 6. These include compensatory parenting 
20.33 	time; civil penalties; bond requirements; contempt; and reversal of custody. A copy of 
21.1 	that subdivision and forms for requesting relief are available from any district court 
21.2 	clerk.

21.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2022.

21.4 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 548.091, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
21.5 		Subd. 1a.Child support judgment by operation of law. (a) Any payment or installment 
21.6 	of support required by a judgment or decree of dissolution or legal separation, determination 
21.7 	of parentage, an order under chapter 518C, an order under section 256.87, or an order under 
21.8 	section 260B.331 or 260C.331, that is not paid or withheld from the obligor's income as 
21.9 	required under section 518A.53, or which is ordered as child support by judgment, decree, 
21.10 	or order by a court in any other state, is a judgment by operation of law on and after the 
21.11 	date it is due, is entitled to full faith and credit in this state and any other state, and shall be 
21.12 	entered and docketed by the court administrator on the filing of affidavits as provided in 
21.13 	subdivision 2a. Except as otherwise provided by paragraphs (b) and (e), interest accrues 
21.14 	from the date the unpaid amount due is greater than the current support due at the annual 
21.15 	rate provided in section 549.09, subdivision 1, not to exceed an annual rate of 18 percent.
21.16 	A payment or installment of support that becomes a judgment by operation of law between 
21.17 	the date on which a party served notice of a motion for modification under section 518A.39, 
21.18 	subdivision 2, and the date of the court's order on modification may be modified under that 
21.19 	subdivision. Interest does not accrue on a judgment for child support, confinement and 
21.20 	pregnancy expenses, or genetic testing fees.
21.21 	(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 549.09, upon motion to the court and upon 
21.22 	proof by the obligor of 12 consecutive months of complete and timely payments of both 
21.23 	current support and court-ordered paybacks of a child support debt or arrearage, the court 
21.24 	may order interest on the remaining debt or arrearage to stop accruing. Timely payments 
21.25 	are those made in the month in which they are due. If, after that time, the obligor fails to 
21.26 	make complete and timely payments of both current support and court-ordered paybacks 
21.27 	of child support debt or arrearage, the public authority or the obligee may move the court 
21.28 	for the reinstatement of interest as of the month in which the obligor ceased making complete 
21.29 	and timely payments.
21.30 	The court shall provide copies of all orders issued under this section to the public 
21.31 	authority. The state court administrator shall prepare and make available to the court and 
21.32 	the parties forms to be submitted by the parties in support of a motion under this paragraph.
22.1 	(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 549.09, upon motion to the court, the court 
22.2 	may order interest on a child support debt or arrearage to stop accruing where the court 
22.3 	finds that the obligor is:
22.4 	(1) unable to pay support because of a significant physical or mental disability;
22.5 	(2) a recipient of Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Title II Older Americans Survivor's 
22.6 	Disability Insurance (OASDI), other disability benefits, or public assistance based upon 
22.7 	need; or
22.8 	(3) institutionalized or incarcerated for at least 30 days for an offense other than 
22.9 	nonsupport of the child or children involved, and is otherwise financially unable to pay 
22.10 	support.
22.11 	(d) If the conditions in paragraph (c) no longer exist, upon motion to the court, the court 
22.12 	may order interest accrual to resume retroactively from the date of service of the motion to 
22.13 	resume the accrual of interest.
22.14 	(e) Notwithstanding section 549.09, the public authority must suspend the charging of 
22.15 	interest when:
22.16 	(1) the obligor makes a request to the public authority that the public authority suspend 
22.17 	the charging of interest;
22.18 	(2) the public authority provides full IV-D child support services; and
22.19 	(3) the obligor has made, through the public authority, 12 consecutive months of complete 
22.20 	and timely payments of both current support and court-ordered paybacks of a child support 
22.21 	debt or arrearage.
22.22 	Timely payments are those made in the month in which they are due.
22.23 	Interest charging must be suspended on the first of the month following the date of the 
22.24 	written notice of the public authority's action to suspend the charging of interest. If, after 
22.25 	interest charging has been suspended, the obligor fails to make complete and timely payments 
22.26 	of both current support and court-ordered paybacks of child support debt or arrearage, the 
22.27 	public authority may resume the charging of interest as of the first day of the month in which 
22.28 	the obligor ceased making complete and timely payments.
22.29 	The public authority must provide written notice to the parties of the public authority's 
22.30 	action to suspend or resume the charging of interest. The notice must inform the parties of 
22.31 	the right to request a hearing to contest the public authority's action. The notice must be 
22.32 	sent by first class mail to the parties' last known addresses.
23.1 	A party may contest the public authority's action to suspend or resume the charging of 
23.2 	interest if the party makes a written request for a hearing within 30 days of the date of written 
23.3 	notice. If a party makes a timely request for a hearing, the public authority must schedule 
23.4 	a hearing and send written notice of the hearing to the parties by mail to the parties' last 
23.5 	known addresses at least 14 days before the hearing. The hearing must be conducted in 
23.6 	district court or in the expedited child support process if section 484.702 applies. The district 
23.7 	court or child support magistrate must determine whether suspending or resuming the interest 
23.8 	charging is appropriate and, if appropriate, the effective date.

23.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2022.

23.10 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 548.091, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
23.11 		Subd. 2a.Entry and docketing of child support judgment. (a) On or after the date an 
23.12 	unpaid amount becomes a judgment by operation of law under subdivision 1a, the obligee 
23.13 	or the public authority may file with the court administrator:
23.14 	(1) a statement identifying, or a copy of, the judgment or decree of dissolution or legal 
23.15 	separation, determination of parentage, order under chapter 518B or 518C, an order under 
23.16 	section 256.87, an order under section 260B.331 or 260C.331, or judgment, decree, or order 
23.17 	for child support by a court in any other state, which provides for periodic installments of 
23.18 	child support, or a judgment or notice of attorney fees and collection costs under section 
23.19 	518A.735;
23.20 	(2) an affidavit of default. The affidavit of default must state the full name, occupation, 
23.21 	place of residence, and last known post office address of the obligor, the name of the obligee, 
23.22 	the date or dates payment was due and not received and judgment was obtained by operation 
23.23 	of law, the total amount of the judgments to be entered and docketed; and
23.24 	(3) an affidavit of service of a notice of intent to enter and docket judgment and to recover 
23.25 	attorney fees and collection costs on the obligor, in person or by first class mail at the 
23.26 	obligor's last known post office address. Service is completed upon mailing in the manner 
23.27 	designated. Where applicable, a notice of interstate lien in the form promulgated under 
23.28 	United States Code, title 42, section 652(a), is sufficient to satisfy the requirements of clauses 
23.29 	(1) and (2).
23.30 	(b) A judgment entered and docketed under this subdivision has the same effect and is 
23.31 	subject to the same procedures, defenses, and proceedings as any other judgment in district 
23.32 	court, and may be enforced or satisfied in the same manner as judgments under section 
23.33 	548.09, except as otherwise provided.
24.1 	(c) A judgment entered and docketed under this subdivision is not subject to interest 
24.2 	charging or accrual.

24.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2022.

24.4 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 548.091, subdivision 3b, is amended to read:
24.5 		Subd. 3b.Child support judgment administrative renewals. Child support judgments 
24.6 	may be renewed by service of notice upon the debtor. Service must be by first class mail at 
24.7 	the last known address of the debtor, with service deemed complete upon mailing in the 
24.8 	manner designated, or in the manner provided for the service of civil process. Upon the 
24.9 	filing of the notice and proof of service, the court administrator shall administratively renew 
24.10 	the judgment for child support without any additional filing fee in the same court file as the 
24.11 	original child support judgment. The judgment must be renewed in an amount equal to the 
24.12 	unpaid principal plus the accrued unpaid interest accrued prior to August 1, 2022. Child 
24.13 	support judgments may be renewed multiple times until paid.

24.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2022.

24.15 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 548.091, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
24.16 		Subd. 9.Payoff statement. The public authority shall issue to the obligor, attorneys, 
24.17 	lenders, and closers, or their agents, a payoff statement setting forth conclusively the amount 
24.18 	necessary to satisfy the lien. Payoff statements must be issued within three business days 
24.19 	after receipt of a request by mail, personal delivery, telefacsimile, or electronic mail 
24.20 	transmission, and must be delivered to the requester by telefacsimile or electronic mail 
24.21 	transmission if requested and if appropriate technology is available to the public authority.
24.22 	If the payoff statement includes amounts for unpaid maintenance, the statement shall specify 
24.23 	that the public authority does not calculate accrued interest and that an interest balance in 
24.24 	addition to the payoff statement may be owed.

24.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2022.

24.26 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 548.091, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
24.27 		Subd. 10.Release of lien. Upon payment of the child support amount due, the public 
24.28 	authority shall execute and deliver a satisfaction of the judgment lien within five business 
24.29 	days. The public authority is not responsible for satisfaction of judgments for unpaid 
24.30 	maintenance.

24.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2022.

25.1 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 549.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
25.2 		Subdivision 1.When owed; rate. (a) When a judgment or award is for the recovery of 
25.3 	money, including a judgment for the recovery of taxes, interest from the time of the verdict, 
25.4 	award, or report until judgment is finally entered shall be computed by the court administrator 
25.5 	or arbitrator as provided in paragraph (c) and added to the judgment or award.
25.6 	(b) Except as otherwise provided by contract or allowed by law, preverdict, preaward, 
25.7 	or prereport interest on pecuniary damages shall be computed as provided in paragraph (c) 
25.8 	from the time of the commencement of the action or a demand for arbitration, or the time 
25.9 	of a written notice of claim, whichever occurs first, except as provided herein. The action 
25.10 	must be commenced within two years of a written notice of claim for interest to begin to 
25.11 	accrue from the time of the notice of claim. If either party serves a written offer of settlement, 
25.12 	the other party may serve a written acceptance or a written counteroffer within 30 days. 
25.13 	After that time, interest on the judgment or award shall be calculated by the judge or arbitrator 
25.14 	in the following manner. The prevailing party shall receive interest on any judgment or 
25.15 	award from the time of commencement of the action or a demand for arbitration, or the time 
25.16 	of a written notice of claim, or as to special damages from the time when special damages 
25.17 	were incurred, if later, until the time of verdict, award, or report only if the amount of its 
25.18 	offer is closer to the judgment or award than the amount of the opposing party's offer. If 
25.19 	the amount of the losing party's offer was closer to the judgment or award than the prevailing 
25.20 	party's offer, the prevailing party shall receive interest only on the amount of the settlement 
25.21 	offer or the judgment or award, whichever is less, and only from the time of commencement 
25.22 	of the action or a demand for arbitration, or the time of a written notice of claim, or as to 
25.23 	special damages from when the special damages were incurred, if later, until the time the 
25.24 	settlement offer was made. Subsequent offers and counteroffers supersede the legal effect 
25.25 	of earlier offers and counteroffers. For the purposes of clause (2), the amount of settlement 
25.26 	offer must be allocated between past and future damages in the same proportion as determined 
25.27 	by the trier of fact. Except as otherwise provided by contract or allowed by law, preverdict, 
25.28 	preaward, or prereport interest shall not be awarded on the following:
25.29 	(1) judgments, awards, or benefits in workers' compensation cases, but not including 
25.30 	third-party actions;
25.31 	(2) judgments or awards for future damages;
25.32 	(3) punitive damages, fines, or other damages that are noncompensatory in nature;
25.33 	(4) judgments or awards not in excess of the amount specified in section 491A.01; and
26.1 	(5) that portion of any verdict, award, or report which is founded upon interest, or costs, 
26.2 	disbursements, attorney fees, or other similar items added by the court or arbitrator.
26.3 	(c)(1)(i) For a judgment or award of $50,000 or less or a judgment or award for or against 
26.4 	the state or a political subdivision of the state, regardless of the amount, or a judgment or 
26.5 	award in a family court action, except for a child support judgment, regardless of the amount, 
26.6 	the interest shall be computed as simple interest per annum. The rate of interest shall be 
26.7 	based on the secondary market yield of one year United States Treasury bills, calculated on 
26.8 	a bank discount basis as provided in this section.
26.9 	On or before the 20th day of December of each year the state court administrator shall 
26.10 	determine the rate from the one-year constant maturity treasury yield for the most recent 
26.11 	calendar month, reported on a monthly basis in the latest statistical release of the board of 
26.12 	governors of the Federal Reserve System. This yield, rounded to the nearest one percent, 
26.13 	or four percent, whichever is greater, shall be the annual interest rate during the succeeding 
26.14 	calendar year. The state court administrator shall communicate the interest rates to the court 
26.15 	administrators and sheriffs for use in computing the interest on verdicts and shall make the 
26.16 	interest rates available to arbitrators.
26.17 	This item applies to any section that references section 549.09 by citation for the purposes 
26.18 	of computing an interest rate on any amount owed to or by the state or a political subdivision 
26.19 	of the state, regardless of the amount.
26.20 	(ii) The court, in a family court action, may order a lower interest rate or no interest rate 
26.21 	if the parties agree or if the court makes findings explaining why application of a lower 
26.22 	interest rate or no interest rate is necessary to avoid causing an unfair hardship to the debtor. 
26.23 	This item does not apply to child support or spousal maintenance judgments subject to 
26.24 	section 548.091.
26.25 	(2) For a judgment or award over $50,000, other than a judgment or award for or against 
26.26 	the state or a political subdivision of the state or a judgment or award in a family court 
26.27 	action, the interest rate shall be ten percent per year until paid.
26.28 	(3) When a judgment creditor, or the judgment creditor's attorney or agent, has received 
26.29 	a payment after entry of judgment, whether the payment is made voluntarily by or on behalf 
26.30 	of the judgment debtor, or is collected by legal process other than execution levy where a 
26.31 	proper return has been filed with the court administrator, the judgment creditor, or the 
26.32 	judgment creditor's attorney, before applying to the court administrator for an execution 
26.33 	shall file with the court administrator an affidavit of partial satisfaction. The affidavit must 
26.34 	state the dates and amounts of payments made upon the judgment after the most recent 
27.1 	affidavit of partial satisfaction filed, if any; the part of each payment that is applied to taxable 
27.2 	disbursements and to accrued interest and to the unpaid principal balance of the judgment; 
27.3 	and the accrued, but the unpaid interest owing, if any, after application of each payment.
27.4 	(4) Interest shall not accrue on child support judgments.
27.5 	(d) This section does not apply to arbitrations between employers and employees under 
27.6 	chapter 179 or 179A. An arbitrator is neither required to nor prohibited from awarding 
27.7 	interest under chapter 179 or under section 179A.16 for essential employees.
27.8 	(e) For purposes of this subdivision:
27.9 	(1) "state" includes a department, board, agency, commission, court, or other entity in 
27.10 	the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the state; and
27.11 	(2) "political subdivision" includes a town, statutory or home rule charter city, county, 
27.12 	school district, or any other political subdivision of the state.

27.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2022.

27.14 	ARTICLE 3
27.15 	PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

27.16 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 518.157, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
27.17 		Subdivision 1.Implementation; administration. (a) By January 1, 1998, the chief 
27.18 	judge of each judicial district or a designee shall implement one or more parent education 
27.19 	programs within the judicial district for the purpose of educating parents about the impact 
27.20 	that divorce, the restructuring of families, and judicial proceedings have upon children and 
27.21 	families; methods for preventing parenting time conflicts; and dispute resolution options. 
27.22 	The chief judge of each judicial district or a designee may require that children attend a 
27.23 	separate education program designed to deal with the impact of divorce upon children as 
27.24 	part of the parent education program. Each parent education program must enable persons 
27.25 	to have timely and reasonable access to education sessions.
27.26 	(b) The chief judge of each judicial district shall ensure that the judicial district's website 
27.27 	includes information on the parent education program or programs required under this 
27.28 	section.

27.29 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 518.157, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
27.30 		Subd. 3.Attendance. (a) In a proceeding under this chapter where the parties have not 
27.31 	agreed to custody or a parenting time is contested schedule, the court shall order the parents 
28.1 	of a minor child shall attendto attend or take online a minimum of eight hours in an 
28.2 	orientation and education program that meets the minimum standards promulgated by the 
28.3 	Minnesota Supreme Court.
28.4 	(b) In all other proceedings involving custody, support, or parenting time the court may 
28.5 	order the parents of a minor child to attend a parent education program.
28.6 	(c) The program shall provide the court with names of persons who fail to attend the 
28.7 	parent education program as ordered by the court. Persons who are separated or contemplating 
28.8 	involvement in a dissolution, paternity, custody, or parenting time proceeding may attend 
28.9 	a parent education program without a court order.
28.10 	(d) Unless otherwise ordered by the court, participation in a parent education program 
28.11 	must begin before an initial case management conference and within 30 days after the first 
28.12 	filing with the court or as soon as practicable after that time based on the reasonable 
28.13 	availability of classes for the program for the parent. Parent education programs must offer 
28.14 	an opportunity to participate at all phases of a pending or postdecree proceeding.
28.15 	(e) Upon request of a party and a showing of good cause, the court may excuse the party 
28.16 	from attending the program. If past or present domestic abuse, as defined in chapter 518B, 
28.17 	is alleged, the court shall not require the parties to attend the same parent education sessions 
28.18 	and shall enter an order setting forth the manner in which the parties may safely participate 
28.19 	in the program.
28.20 	(f) Before an initial case management conference for a proceeding under this chapter 
28.21 	where the parties have not agreed to custody or parenting time, the court shall notify the 
28.22 	parties of their option to resolve disagreements, including the development of a parenting 
28.23 	plan, through the use of private mediation.