518.5851 Child support payment center; definitions.
Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of the child support center established under sections 518.5851 to 518.5853, the following terms have the meanings given.
Subd. 2. Central collections unit. "Central collections unit" means the unit created under section 518.5852.
Subd. 3. Local child support agency. "Local child support agency" means the entity at the county level that is responsible for providing child support enforcement services.
Subd. 4. Payment. "Payment" means the payment of child support, medical support, maintenance, and related payments required by order of a tribunal, voluntary support, or statutory fees.
Subd. 5. Tribunal. "Tribunal" has the meaning given in section 518C.101.
Subd. 6. Creditor collections. The central collections unit under this section is not a third party under chapters 550, 552, and 571 for purposes of creditor collection efforts against child support and maintenance order obligors or obligees, and shall not be subject to creditor levy, attachment, or garnishment.
HIST: 1995 c 257 art 2 s 1; 1999 c 245 art 7 s 9
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