2004 Minnesota Statutes

     518.553 Payment agreements. 

    In proposing or approving proposed written payment 
 agreements for purposes of section 518.551, the court, a child 
 support magistrate, or the public authority shall take into 
 consideration the amount of the arrearages, the amount of the 
 current support order, any pending request for modification, and 
 the earnings of the obligor.  The court, child support 
 magistrate, or public authority shall consider the individual 
 financial circumstances of each obligor in evaluating the 
 obligor's ability to pay any proposed payment agreement and 
 shall propose a reasonable payment agreement tailored to the 
 individual financial circumstances of each obligor.  The court, 
 child support magistrate, or public authority also shall 
 consider a graduated payment plan tailored to the individual 
 financial circumstances of each obligor. 

    HIST: 1995 c 257 art 1 s 27; 1997 c 245 art 1 s 25; 1999 c 196 
 art 2 s 12; 2002 c 344 s 17