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<h2>A Guide to Child Support Spousal Maintenance Cost-of-Living Adjustments</h2>

<p><b>This guide should be used only for court orders that were issued in the state of Minnesota.</b> If your divorce or child support order is from another state, you cannot use this guide.</p>

<p>You may <a href="http://www.oesw.mn.gov/cola/COLAPacketrev092014.pdf">download</a> a free copy of the 2014 version <i>A Guide to Child Support and Spousal
Maintenance Cost-of-Living Adjustments </i> including the forms needed to file for an adjustment.  Current CPI tables available through the Bureau of Labor Statistics can be accessed on the OESW <a href="http://www.oesw.mn.gov/cola/cpi.php">CPI Page</a><br><br>

You may also obtain a paper copy of this document by calling 651-296-0099.  Leave a message on the voicemail with your name and address, and a packet will be mailed within two weeks.</p> 

<p>Note: New child support laws went into effect in Minnesota on January 1, 2007. On the Department of Human Services website you can view a <a href="http://edocs.dhs.state.mn.us/lfserver/Legacy/DHS-4947-ENG">Fact Sheet</a> on the new laws or use an <a href="http://childsupportcalculator.dhs.state.mn.us/">online
calculator</a> to estimate child support under the new rules.</p>

<p>If your spousal maintenance order includes child support, please access assistance via the Minnesota Department of Human Services' <a href="http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_000160">Child Support Page</a>. 24-hour recorded information can be found at (651) 431-4340 Twin Cities metro area or (800) 657-3954 Outside the metro area.
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