1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to children; modifying certain payments of child support arrearages;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 518A.53, subdivision 11.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 518A.53, subdivision 11, is 
1.6 	amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 11.Lump-sum payments. Before transmittal to the obligor of a lump-sum payment 
1.8 	of $500 or more including, but not limited to, severance pay, accumulated sick pay, vacation 
1.9 	pay, bonuses, commissions, or other pay or benefits, a payor of funds:
1.10 	(1) who has been served with an order for or notice of income withholding under this 
1.11 	section shall:
1.12 	(i) notify the public authority of the lump-sum payment that is to be paid to the obligor;
1.13 	(ii) hold the lump-sum payment for 30 days after the date on which the lump-sum payment 
1.14 	would otherwise have been paid to the obligor, notwithstanding sections 176.221, 176.225, 
1.15 	176.521, 181.08, 181.101, 181.11, 181.13, and 181.145; and
1.16 	(iii) upon order of the court, and after a showing of past willful nonpayment of support, 
1.17 	pay any specified amount of the lump-sum payment to the public authority for future support; 
1.18 	or
1.19 	(2) shall pay the lessor of the amount of the lump-sum payment or the total amount of 
1.20 	the judgment and arrearages upon service by United States mail of a sworn affidavit from 
1.21 	the public authority or a court order that includes the following information:
2.1 	(i) that a judgment entered pursuant to section 548.091, subdivision 1a, exists against 
2.2 	the obligor, or that other support arrearages exist;
2.3 	(ii) the current balance of the judgment or arrearage; and
2.4 	(iii) that a portion of the judgment or arrearage remains unpaid.
2.5 	~~The Consumer Credit Protection Act, title 15 of the United States Code, section 1673(b),~~ 
2.6 	~~does not apply to lump-sum payments.~~