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This bill modifies Minnesota law regarding the administrative redirection of child support payments to a caregiver, such as when a child is in out-of-home placement or receiving public assistance. The bill requires the public authority to provide written notice to the obligee (person receiving support), obligor (person paying support), and caregiver when redirecting support, specifying details like the child's name, amount, and redirection date. If only some children in a support order reside with the caregiver, support will be proportionally redirected. The obligee or obligor can contest the redirection on limited grounds, including that the children do not live with the caregiver, support is needed to maintain the obligee's home, or the redirection is not in the child's best interests. To contest, they must request a hearing within 30 days, and the hearing must be held expeditiously before a child support magistrate. Support will not be redirected if contested. The redirection terminates if the caregiver stops receiving public assistance, a voluntary placement agreement expires, a court order ends, or if the redirection is not in the child's best interests. The public authority must notify all parties of such termination, which becomes effective 14 days after mailing the notice. The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2025.

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