Circumstances under which the public authority must direct support to an obligee modified.

HF 102 modifies Minnesota's child support law to clarify when the public authority must redirect payments to a caregiver when children live with them. It requires written notice to the obligee (support recipient), obligor (support payer), and caregiver, detailing the redirected amount, children affected, and date. The bill establishes a 30-day window for either party to contest the redirection based on limited grounds, such as the child no longer residing with the caregiver or the redirection not being in the child's best interests. If no contest occurs, payments redirect to the caregiver the first day of the following month; if contested, redirection pauses until a hearing concludes.