Q: hi, my child support case is out of Minnesota. With my tax returns, Minnesota collected the remaining 1981.00 that was
hi, my child support case is out of Minnesota. With my tax returns, Minnesota collected the remaining 1981.00 that was due. The case has been closed for almost a year. After Minnesota collected the 1981.00 from taxes, they failed to notify the irs that the debt was paid, and to remove my name from the registry thus when stimulus checks were distributed Minnesota collected another 1981.00 above the ending balance on my case, thus making the account an overpayment of that amount. What should I do to get my money back?
A: If your case is out of Minnesota, you need to contact the child support office in Minnesota and then an attorney licensed in Minnesota if the child support office can't assist you in having the funds returned to you. You may want to act quickly. In Nebraska, funds are distributed fairly soon after received. It will likely be much easier to get the funds returned if being held by the child support payment center then having to try to get them back from the parent directly after/if the child support office distributes them to the other parent.
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