Child Support

Polk County Child Support Unit
Work with parents to establish and enforce support orders. Together, they help families become and remain self-sufficient through improved child support collections. Minnesota's child support program helps children receive the financial, medical and child care support they deserve. The Child Support Unit provides the following services:
  • Locating parents
  • Establishing parentage
  • Establishing court orders for basic, medical and child care support
  • Reviewing and asking the court to modify basic, medical and child care support orders when appropriate
  • Adjusting support orders based on the cost-of-living index
  • Enforcing support orders
  • Working with other states to enforce support orders
  • Processing payments recieved by the Child Support Payment Center and issuing the payments by direct deposit

Check on your child support case online at Minnesota Child Support Online. Access the Minnesota Child Support Application.
Agency: Polk County Social Services
Contact: 218.281.3127