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Leyes de Manutención Infantil de Minnesota (2026): Guías y Calculadora

Leyes de Manutención Infantil de Minnesota (2026): Guías y Calculadora

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¿Cómo se calcula la manutención infantil en Minnesota?

Minnesota usa el Modelo de Ingresos Compartidos conforme a la sección 518A.35 de los Estatutos de Minnesota. Se combinan los ingresos brutos de ambos padres para determinar el Ingreso Parental para Manutención Infantil (PICS). El tribunal busca la obligación de manutención básica en la tabla de pautas establecida por ley según el PICS combinado y el número de hijos, luego divide la obligación según la participación proporcional del ingreso de cada padre. Se aplica un ajuste por gastos de crianza según el tiempo de crianza ordenado por el tribunal. El estado ofrece una calculadora en línea en childsupportcalculator.dhs.state.mn.us para estimar los montos.

¿Cuándo termina la manutención infantil en Minnesota?

La manutención infantil termina cuando el hijo cumple 18 años o se gradúa de la escuela secundaria, lo que ocurra más tarde, pero no más allá de los 20 años. Si un hijo cumple 18 años durante su último año, la manutención continúa hasta la graduación. La manutención puede continuar indefinidamente para un hijo con una condición física o mental que le impida mantenerse por sí mismo. La manutención no termina automáticamente solo porque el hijo se mude de la casa del padre custodio.

¿Qué cambió en la ley de manutención infantil de Minnesota en 2025?

Varios cambios entraron en vigor en 2025. La reserva de autosustento conforme a la sección 518A.42 se mantiene en el 120% de la pauta federal de pobreza para una persona, protegiendo el ingreso de subsistencia del obligado antes de calcular la manutención. Los beneficios de discapacidad del Seguro Social y de veteranos recibidos para un hijo en común ahora pueden acreditarse contra los atrasos mediante una moción de modificación. Un proyecto de ley aparte (HF 2456) eliminaría gradualmente los ajustes bienales COLA después del 1 de enero de 2027; su estado de promulgación debe confirmarse con la oficina de manutención infantil de su condado.

¿Cómo puedo modificar una orden de manutención infantil en Minnesota?

Puede solicitar una modificación conforme a la sección 518A.39 de los Estatutos de Minnesota basada en un cambio sustancial en las circunstancias. La ley presume que la modificación está justificada cuando el cálculo actual según las pautas difiere de la orden existente en al menos 20% y $75 al mes, o cuando el ingreso de un padre ha disminuido en 20% o más sin culpa propia. Otros motivos incluyen cambios en los costos de atención médica, gastos de cuidado infantil o la emancipación de un hijo. Comuníquese con el sistema ezDocs o llame al 651-531-5655 para iniciar el proceso.

¿Qué pasa si no se paga la manutención infantil en Minnesota?

Minnesota hace cumplir las órdenes de manutención infantil mediante retención automática de ingresos, embargo de cuentas bancarias, intercepción de reembolsos de impuestos, reporte a agencias de crédito, suspensión de licencias, denegación de pasaporte y gravámenes sobre la propiedad. Se aplican sanciones penales por el no pago deliberado: un delito menor grave conlleva hasta 1 año de cárcel y una multa de $3,000, mientras que un delito grave conlleva hasta 2 años de prisión y una multa de $5,000. No existe un plazo de prescripción para cobrar atrasos de manutención infantil en Minnesota.

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Se eliminó la afirmación no respaldada de que una enmienda de 2025 redujo el umbral del ajuste por gastos de crianza de 45.1% a 40% del tiempo de crianza; el estatuto vigente citado (518A.36) calcula el ajuste mediante una fórmula continua de pernoctaciones al cubo que no tiene umbral porcentual, por lo que la descripción se corrigió para reflejar el mecanismo real del estatuto en todos los lugares donde aparecía la afirmación en la página.

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La ley detrás de este artículo

Este artículo se apoya en 12 disposiciones legales conservadas en nuestro propio registro jurídico, cada una obtenida de la fuente oficial. Toque una sección para leer el texto vigente.

Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 518A: CHILD SUPPORT

§ 518A.26DEFINITIONSVigentecitada en 2 de nuestros artículos
Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of this chapter and chapter 518, the terms defined in this section shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them. Subd. 2. Apportioned veterans' benefits. "Apportioned veterans' benefits" means the amount the Veterans Administration deducts from the veteran's award and disburses to the child or the child's representative payee. The apportionment of veterans' benefits shall be that determined by the Veterans Administration and governed by Code of Federal Regulations, title 38, sections 3.450 to 3.458. Subd. 3. Arrears. Arrears are amounts that accrue pursuant to an obligor's failure to comply with a support order. Past support and pregnancy and confinement expenses contained in a support order are arrears if the court order does not contain repayment terms. Arrears also arise by the obligor's failure to comply with the terms of a court order for repayment of past support or pregnancy and confinement expenses. An obligor's failure to comply with the terms for repayment of amounts owed for past support or pregnancy and confinement turns the entire amount owed into arrears. Subd. 4. Basic support.

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Citada en 25 opiniones judiciales2000s: 32010s: 172020s: 5Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2025

Casos destacados: Marriage of Haefele v. Haefele (Supreme Court of Minnesota 2013, 837 N.W.2d 703) · Leslie E. Sheehy Lee, Appellant, vs. Travis W. Kalis, Respondent, County of Le Sueur, Respondent (Supreme Court of Minnesota 2025) · Lee v. Lee (Supreme Court of Minnesota 2009, 775 N.W.2d 631)

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§ 518A.29CALCULATION OF GROSS INCOMEVigente
(a) Subject to the exclusions and deductions in this section, gross income includes any form of periodic payment to an individual, including, but not limited to, salaries, wages, commissions, self-employment income under section 518A.30, workers' compensation, unemployment benefits, annuity payments, military and naval retirement, pension and disability payments, spousal maintenance received under a previous order or the current proceeding, Social Security or veterans benefits provided for a joint child under section 518A.31, and potential income under section 518A.32. Salaries, wages, commissions, or other compensation paid by third parties shall be based upon gross income before participation in an employer-sponsored benefit plan that allows an employee to pay for a benefit or expense using pretax dollars, such as flexible spending plans and health savings accounts. No deductions shall be allowed for contributions to pensions, 401-K, IRA, or other retirement benefits.

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Citada en 36 opiniones judiciales2000s: 42010s: 212020s: 11Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2026

Casos destacados: Lee v. Lee (Supreme Court of Minnesota 2009, 775 N.W.2d 631) · Marriage of Haefele v. Haefele (Supreme Court of Minnesota 2013, 837 N.W.2d 703) · In re the Marriage of: Teresa Marie Nordahl v. Steven Edward Nordahl (Court of Appeals of Minnesota 2026)

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§ 518A.34COMPUTATION OF CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONSVigente
(a) To determine the presumptive child support obligation of a parent, the court shall follow the procedure set forth in this section. (b) To determine the obligor's basic support obligation, the court shall: (1) determine the gross income of each parent under section 518A.29; (2) calculate the parental income for determining child support (PICS) of each parent, by subtracting from the gross income the credit, if any, for each parent's nonjoint children under section 518A.33; (3) determine the percentage contribution of each parent to the combined PICS by dividing the combined PICS into each parent's PICS; (4) determine the combined basic support obligation by application of the guidelines in section 518A.35; (5) determine each parent's share of the combined basic support obligation by multiplying the percentage figure from clause (3) by the combined basic support obligation in clause (4); and (6) apply the parenting expense adjustment formula provided in section 518A.36 to determine the obligor's basic support obligation.

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Citada en 22 opiniones judiciales2000s: 12010s: 182020s: 3Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2025

Casos destacados: Richards v. Reiter (Supreme Court of Minnesota 2011, 796 N.W.2d 509) · Marriage of Haefele v. Haefele (Supreme Court of Minnesota 2013, 837 N.W.2d 703) · In re the Matter of: Dakota County, Lorinda Elaine Floding, Below v. Darrell Ray Gillespie (Supreme Court of Minnesota 2015, 866 N.W.2d 905)

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§ 518A.35GUIDELINE USED IN CHILD SUPPORT DETERMINATIONSVigente
Subdivision 1. Determination of support obligation. (a) The guideline in this section is a rebuttable presumption and shall be used in any judicial or administrative proceeding to establish or modify a support obligation under this chapter. (b) The basic child support obligation shall be determined by referencing the guideline for the appropriate number of joint children and the combined parental income for determining child support of the parents. (c) If a child is not in the custody of either parent and a support order is sought against one or both parents, the basic child support obligation shall be determined by referencing the guideline for the appropriate number of joint children, and the parent's individual parental income for determining child support, not the combined parental incomes for determining child support of the parents. Unless a parent has court-ordered parenting time, the parenting expense adjustment formula under section 518A.34 must not be applied.

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Citada en 9 opiniones judiciales2000s: 32010s: 42020s: 2Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2025

Casos destacados: In re the Matter of: Birch Benjamin Hansen v. Suzanne Christine Todnem (Court of Appeals of Minnesota 2017, 891 N.W.2d 51) · Marriage of Haefele v. Haefele (Supreme Court of Minnesota 2013, 837 N.W.2d 703) · In Re the Marriage of Rose v. Rose (Court of Appeals of Minnesota 2009, 765 N.W.2d 142)

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§ 518A.36PARENTING EXPENSE ADJUSTMENTVigente
Subdivision 1. General. (a) The parenting expense adjustment under this section reflects the presumption that while exercising parenting time, a parent is responsible for and incurs costs of caring for the child, including, but not limited to, food, clothing, transportation, recreation, and household expenses. Every child support order shall specify the percentage of parenting time granted to or presumed for each parent. For purposes of this section, the percentage of parenting time means the percentage of time a child is scheduled to spend with the parent during a calendar year according to a court order averaged over a two-year period. Parenting time includes time with the child whether it is designated as visitation, physical custody, or parenting time. The percentage of parenting time may be determined by calculating the number of overnights or overnight equivalents that a parent spends with a child pursuant to a court order.

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Citada en 12 opiniones judiciales2000s: 12010s: 92020s: 2Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2025

Casos destacados: Marriage of Hesse v. Hesse (Court of Appeals of Minnesota 2009, 778 N.W.2d 98) · In re the Marriage of: Justin David Shearer v. Mandy Jane Shearer (Court of Appeals of Minnesota 2017, 891 N.W.2d 72) · In re the Matter of: Dakota County, Lorinda Elaine Floding, Below v. Darrell Ray Gillespie (Supreme Court of Minnesota 2015, 866 N.W.2d 905)

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§ 518A.39MODIFICATION OF ORDERS OR DECREESVigentecitada en 2 de nuestros artículos
Subdivision 1. Authority. After an order under this chapter or chapter 518 for child support, or for the appointment of trustees to receive property awarded as support money, the court may from time to time, on motion of either of the parties, a copy of which is served on the public authority responsible for child support enforcement if payments are made through it, or on motion of the public authority responsible for support enforcement, modify the order respecting the amount of support money or medical support, and the payment of it, and also respecting the appropriation and payment of the principal and income of property held in trust, and may make an order respecting these matters which it might have made in the original proceeding, except as herein otherwise provided. A party or the public authority also may bring a motion for contempt of court if the obligor is in arrears in support or maintenance payments. Subd. 2. Modification.

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Citada en 77 opiniones judiciales2000s: 92010s: 562020s: 12Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2026

Casos destacados: Lee v. Lee (Supreme Court of Minnesota 2009, 775 N.W.2d 631) · In re the Matter of: Dakota County, Lorinda Elaine Floding, Below v. Darrell Ray Gillespie (Supreme Court of Minnesota 2015, 866 N.W.2d 905) · Marriage of Hesse v. Hesse (Court of Appeals of Minnesota 2009, 778 N.W.2d 98)

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§ 518A.40CHILD CARE SUPPORTVigente
Subdivision 1. Child care costs. Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties and approved by the court, the court must order that work-related or education-related child care costs of joint children be divided between the obligor and obligee based on their proportionate share of the parties' combined monthly PICS. The amount of work-related or education-related child care costs required by this subdivision to be divided between the obligor and obligee is the total amount received by the child care provider from the obligee and any public agency for the joint child or children. Child care costs shall be adjusted by the amount of the estimated federal and state child care credit payable on behalf of a joint child. The Department of Human Services shall develop tables to calculate the applicable credit based upon the custodial parent's PICS. Subd. 2. Low-income obligor.

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Citada en 3 opiniones judicialesAplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2024

Casos destacados: In re the Marriage of: Joshua Ryan Beckendorf v. Jordana Leslie Fox (Court of Appeals of Minnesota 2017, 890 N.W.2d 746) · In re the Marriage of: Andrew Michael Larson v. Julie Christine Larson (Court of Appeals of Minnesota 2024) · In re the Marriage of: Lizhi Zhang v. Zheng Fu (Court of Appeals of Minnesota 2014)

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§ 518A.41MEDICAL SUPPORTVigente
Subdivision 1. Definitions. The definitions in this subdivision apply to this chapter and chapter 518. (a) "Health care coverage" means private health care coverage, including fee for service, health maintenance organization, preferred provider organization, and other types of private health care coverage. Health care coverage also means public health care coverage under which medical or dental services could be provided to a dependent child. (b) "Private health care coverage" means a health plan that provides medical, dental, or other health care benefits and is: (1) provided on an individual or group basis; (2) provided by an employer or union; (3) purchased in the private market; (4) provided through MinnesotaCare under chapter 256L; or (5) available to a person eligible to carry insurance for the joint child, including a party's spouse or parent.

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Citada en 9 opiniones judiciales2000s: 12010s: 52020s: 3Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2025

Casos destacados: Marriage of Welsh v. Welsh (Court of Appeals of Minnesota 2009, 775 N.W.2d 364) · In re the Matter of: Birch Benjamin Hansen v. Suzanne Christine Todnem (Court of Appeals of Minnesota 2017, 891 N.W.2d 51) · Leslie E. Sheehy Lee, Appellant, vs. Travis W. Kalis, Respondent, County of Le Sueur, Respondent (Supreme Court of Minnesota 2025)

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§ 518A.42ABILITY TO PAY; SELF-SUPPORT ADJUSTMENTVigente
Subdivision 1. Ability to pay. (a) It is a rebuttable presumption that a child support order should not exceed the obligor's ability to pay. To determine the amount of child support the obligor has the ability to pay, the court shall follow the procedure set out in this section. (b) The court shall calculate the obligor's income available for support by subtracting a monthly self-support reserve equal to 120 percent of the federal poverty guidelines for one person from the obligor's parental income for determining child support (PICS). If benefits under section 518A.31 are received by the obligee as a representative payee for a joint child or are received by the child attending school, based on the other parent's eligibility, the court shall subtract the amount of benefits from the obligor's PICS before subtracting the self-support reserve. If the obligor's income available for support calculated under this paragraph is equal to or greater than the obligor's support obligation calculated under section 518A.34, the court shall order child support under section 518A.34.

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§ 518A.43DEVIATIONS FROM CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINESVigente
Subdivision 1. General factors. Among other reasons, deviation from the presumptive child support obligation computed under section 518A.34 is intended to encourage prompt and regular payments of child support and to prevent either parent or the joint children from living in poverty. In addition to the child support guidelines and other factors used to calculate the child support obligation under section 518A.34, the court must take into consideration the following factors in setting or modifying child support or in determining whether to deviate upward or downward from the presumptive child support obligation: (1) all earnings, income, circumstances, and resources of each parent, including real and personal property, but excluding income from excess employment of the obligor or obligee that meets the criteria of section 518A.29, paragraph (b); (2) the extraordinary financial needs and resources, physical and emotional condition, and educational needs of the child to be supported; (3) the standard of living the child would enjoy if the parents were currently living together, but recognizing that the parents now have separate households; (4) whether the child resides in a foreign…

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Citada en 15 opiniones judiciales2010s: 122020s: 3Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2025

Casos destacados: Marriage of Haefele v. Haefele (Supreme Court of Minnesota 2013, 837 N.W.2d 703) · In re the Matter of: Dakota County, Lorinda Elaine Floding, Below v. Darrell Ray Gillespie (Supreme Court of Minnesota 2015, 866 N.W.2d 905) · In re the Marriage of: Joshua Ryan Beckendorf v. Jordana Leslie Fox (Court of Appeals of Minnesota 2017, 890 N.W.2d 746)

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§ 518A.75COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS IN MAINTENANCE OR CHILD SUPPORT ORDERVigente
Subdivision 1. Requirement. (a) An order establishing, modifying, or enforcing maintenance or child support shall provide for a biennial adjustment in the amount to be paid based on a change in the cost of living. An order that provides for a cost-of-living adjustment shall specify the cost-of-living index to be applied and the date on which the cost-of-living adjustment shall become effective. The court may use the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers, Minneapolis-St. Paul (CPI-U), the Consumer Price Index for wage earners and clerical, Minneapolis-St. Paul (CPI-W), or another cost-of-living index published by the Department of Labor which it specifically finds is more appropriate. Cost-of-living increases under this section shall be compounded. The court may also increase the amount by more than the cost-of-living adjustment by agreement of the parties or by making further findings. (b) The adjustment becomes effective on the first of May of the year in which it is made, for cases in which payment is made to the public authority.

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Citada en 5 opiniones judiciales2000s: 12010s: 32020s: 1Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2025

Casos destacados: Marriage of Anderson v. Anderson (Court of Appeals of Minnesota 2017, 897 N.W.2d 828) · In re the Matter of: Dakota County, Lorinda Elaine Floding, Below v. Darrell Ray Gillespie (Supreme Court of Minnesota 2015, 866 N.W.2d 905) · Marriage of Grachek v. Grachek (Court of Appeals of Minnesota 2008, 750 N.W.2d 328)

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Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 609: CRIMINAL CODE

§ 609.375NONSUPPORT OF SPOUSE OR CHILDVigente
Subdivision 1. Crime defined. Whoever is legally obligated to provide court-ordered support to a spouse or child, whether or not the child's custody has been granted to another, and knowingly omits and fails to do so is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $1,000, or both. Subd. 2. Gross misdemeanor violation. A person who violates subdivision 1 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both, if: (1) the violation continues for a period in excess of 90 days but not more than 180 days; or (2) the person is in arrears in court-ordered child support or maintenance payments, or both, in an amount equal to or greater than six times but less than nine times the person's total monthly support and maintenance payments. Subd. 2a. Felony violation.

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Citada en 18 opiniones judiciales1970s: 11980s: 51990s: 22000s: 52010s: 42020s: 1Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2025

Casos destacados: State v. Nelson (Supreme Court of Minnesota 2014, 842 N.W.2d 433) · State v. Burg (Court of Appeals of Minnesota 2001, 633 N.W.2d 94) · State v. Krejci (Supreme Court of Minnesota 1990, 458 N.W.2d 407)

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Este artículo también se apoya en estas leyes y capítulos (abriendo en su primera sección): Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 518A: CHILD SUPPORT § 518A.01

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Fuentes y referencias

  1. Minnesota Statutes Chapter 518A - Child Support(revisor.mn.gov).gov
  2. Section 518A.35 - Guideline Used in Child Support Determinations(revisor.mn.gov).gov
  3. Section 518A.34 - Computation of Child Support Obligations(revisor.mn.gov).gov
  4. Section 518A.29 - Calculation of Gross Income(revisor.mn.gov).gov
  5. Section 518A.36 - Parenting Expense Adjustment(revisor.mn.gov).gov
  6. Section 518A.39 - Modification of Orders or Decrees(revisor.mn.gov).gov
  7. Section 518A.41 - Medical Support(revisor.mn.gov).gov
  8. Section 518A.40 - Child Care Support(revisor.mn.gov).gov
  9. Section 518A.75 - Cost-of-Living Adjustments(revisor.mn.gov).gov
  10. Section 518A.43 - Deviation from Guidelines(revisor.mn.gov).gov
  11. Section 518A.26 - Definitions(revisor.mn.gov).gov
  12. Section 609.375 - Nonsupport of Spouse or Child(revisor.mn.gov).gov
  13. Minnesota DCYF - Child Support Services(dcyf.mn.gov).gov
  14. Minnesota Child Support Guidelines Calculator(childsupportcalculator.dhs.state.mn.us).gov
  15. DCYF - Cost of Living Adjustments for Child Support(dcyf.mn.gov).gov
  16. DCYF - Changing a Child Support Order(dcyf.mn.gov).gov
  17. Minnesota DHS - Enforcing Child Support Orders(mn.gov).gov
  18. Minnesota Statutes section 518A.42 (Self-Support Reserve)(revisor.mn.gov).gov
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