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Child Support's lawyers assist in securing child support, but lawyers do not represent either party in a legal action.
In cases receiving child support services, the State of North Dakota is a real party in interest. Status as a real party in interest arises when:
- An individual party signs up for services;
- The household in which the child is living begins to receive public assistance, resulting in a referral to Child Support;
- A child support agency in another state requests assistance under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
Child Support has staff attorneys located throughout the state who assist in securing support. These staff attorneys represent Child Support, not the individual parties and are a good resource when there are questions about Child Support’s services and procedures.
List of IV‑D Attorneys by Location (City and Judicial District(s))
| Attorney Name | Location (City/Judicial District(s)) | Email Address |
| Paulette Oberst | Bismarck central office | poberst@nd.gov |
| Justin Breitwieser | Bismarck central office | jtbreitwieser@nd.gov |
| Chris Jung | Bismarck central office | cajung@nd.gov |
| Sheila Keller | Bismarck field office/South Central | skkeller@nd.gov |
| Vacant | Bismarck field office/South Central | |
| Cody Ostdahl-Hedge | Bismarck field office/South Central | chedge@nd.gov |
| Chad Holter | Bismarck field office/South Central | cholter@nd.gov |
| Stephen Williamson | Minot field office/North Central and Northeast | swilliamson@nd.gov |
| Mallory Block | Minot field office/North Central and Northeast | mblock@nd.gov |
| Vincent Knuth | Devils Lake field office/Northeast (also Spirit Lake tribal court and Turtle Mountain tribal court) | vknuth@nd.gov |
| John Best | Devils Lake field office/Northeast (also Spirit Lake tribal court) | jbest@nd.gov |
| Sarah Cannon | Grand Forks field office/Northeast Central and Northeast | scannon@nd.gov |
| Ethan Sonterre | Grand Forks field office/Northeast Central and Northeast | esonterre@nd.gov |
| Adair Boening | Fargo field office/East Central and Southeast | aboening@nd.gov |
| Janet Naumann | Fargo field office/East Central and Southeast | jknaumann@nd.gov |
| Eeva Wendorf | Fargo field office/East Central and Southeast | ewendorf@nd.gov |
| Beret Ryland | Fargo field office/East Central and Southeast | bryland@nd.gov |
| Cynthia Schaar | Jamestown field office/Southeast | cschaar@nd.gov |
| Justin Christensen | Williston field office/Northwest | christensenjustin@nd.gov |
Updated 11/05/24