Child Support works with parents, employers, and other partners to help ensure children receive court ordered financial and medical support. With online access parents, employers, and partners can connect with Child Support 24/7.
Interest is charged on past-due support when the support was ordered by a North Dakota court. The 2019 interest rate is 8.5%. Interest is charged on the past-due principal balance (simple interest).
Effective October 1, 2018, the fee for full Child Support services is increasing in response to a change in federal law. The fee for limited services is also increasing as a state law requires the fee for limited services to be greater than the fee for full services. Notice was sent to more than 26,000 parents who could be affected by the change.
Based on quadrennial review of the child support guidelines, Child Support is proposing several amendments. A public hearing on the proposed amendments will be held on Wednesday, September 5, 2018. The deadline for submitting written comments is 5:00 p.m. on Monday, September 17, 2018.
Beginning Jan. 1, 2018, a new state law takes effect that aims to prevent the accumulation of large amounts of past-due child support owed by incarcerated parents. The 2017 North Dakota Legislature passed Senate Bill 2277, which terminates monthly child support obligations of parents who were previously ordered to pay child support under North Dakota court orders and then sentenced to incarceration for 180 days or longer.
Partnerships with other jurisdictions are vital in child support. "Borders shouldn't be barriers when it comes to supporting children and families," said Jim Fleming, the state's child support director.
