Child Support Services
Carisia Alyea
County Child Support Officer
- P.O. Box 46
- Wheaton, MN 56296
- PHONE: 320-422-7799
- FAX: 320-563-4230
Every child needs financial and emotional support. Every child has the right to this support from both parents. Devoted parents can be a loving and supporting force in a child’s life. Even when parents do not live together, they need to work together to support their child. Without the involvement of both parents, too many children don’t get the chance they need and deserve to reach their full potential.
The child support enforcement program helps parents establish a financial partnership. Minnesota’s Department of Human Services Child Support Enforcement Division supervises the child support program. County child support offices administer the program.
An important goal of the child support program is to help families work toward
becoming or remaining self-sufficient through improved child support collections.
By working with both parents to establish and enforce support orders, Minnesota’s child support program helps children receive the financial support, medical support, and child care support they deserve.
Child support services assist in establishing paternity for children and in the collection of child support.
Although recipients of MFIP and MA are required to use this service, others can apply for this service for a one-time fee of $25.
Services We Provide
MFIP Child Care is for families who receive assistance from the Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) or Diversionary Work Program (DWP).
Transition Year Child Care is available to families for one year after their MFIP or DWP benefits close.
Basic Sliding Fee Child Care (BSF) is available to families who are not on public assistance. This program has limited funding.
Conditions of Eligibility:
- Must reside in Traverse County
- Must meet income guidelines
- Parent/Guardian must cooperate with child support enforcement
- Parents/Guardians must meet work, education, or job search criteria (MFIP/DWP families work with an Employment Counselor to develop an employment plan
If you meet these conditions, you may complete the application below and return it to our agency.