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MN SF4245
Bill
Status
3/9/2026
Primary Sponsor
Warren Limmer
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AI Summary
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Shifts the 2% cost recovery fee for IV-D child support services from the obligee (recipient) to the obligor (payer), charging it in addition to the monthly court-ordered support and maintenance obligation
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Eliminates the previous exemption from the cost recovery fee for obligees currently receiving or who recently received title IV-A, IV-E foster care, or medical assistance
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Allows collection of the cost recovery fee through income withholding or any other enforcement remedy available to the public authority
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Updates agency references throughout the statute from "commissioner of human services" to "commissioner of children, youth, and families"
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Maintains the existing $35 annual federal collections fee for cases collecting at least $550 where the individual never received IV-A assistance, and the $25 fee for successful federal tax interceptions
Legislative Description
Child support cost recovery fee modification
Last Action
Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety
3/9/2026