Cost of Living Adjustment
Minnesota is one of several states' that has a Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for child support orders. The amount of basic support ordered is to be adjusted every two years based on changes in the consumer price index, or cost-of-living.
The child support office takes the steps to get the cost-of-living in the child support orders they enforce, and this adjustment happens every other year on May 1.
For cases where the payments are not made through the child support office, the parent receiving basic support must make the application for COLA and may make the request two years after the date of the court order that sets basic support.
An advanced notice, with the proposed COLA amount, is sent to the
obligor
and becomes effective automatically unless a hearing is requested.
The cost of living adjustment is based on the
consumer price index
that the Office of the State Court Administrator selects.
For more information about COLA in Minnesota, see the
Guide to Child Support & Spousal Maintenance Cost-of-Living Adjustments
published by the Legislative Commission on the Economic Status of Women.
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