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Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include: - Child protection cases - Child support and paternity matters - Conservatorships - County civil matters - Guardianships - Prosecutes criminal cases - Prosecutes juvenile matters

Mental Health and Psychiatry Services: - Diagnostic Assessments - Genetic Testing: For the purpose of understanding about clients and the effectiveness of treatments. With genetic testing, providers can better understand the reasons, factors, and risks associated with individuals, including medication reactions, to better predict successful outcomes and basic concepts of genes and how they can influence the client's health and response toward particular treatments. - Individual, Family and Marriage Counseling - Medication Management: Provides monitoring of medications that a client takes to ensure that he or she is complying with a medication regimen, while also ensuring the client is avoiding potentially dangerous drug interactions and other complications. - Medication Therapy and Counseling: Offers a medication-assisted treatment program for alcohol and opiate addiction. The medication options administered along with a tailored therapy plan are Vivitrol and Suboxone, both of which are used to reduce withdrawal symptoms; decrease cravings; and prevent use of heroin, opioids, and alcohol. - Psychiatric Consultations: Provides comprehensive evaluations to individuals of psychological, biological, medical, and social causes of emotional distress. - Telehealth (available statewide) - Treatment Planning: Each individual enrolled in the program will create a treatment plan with a counselor. The treatment plan will be customized, compiled of goals and objectives based on an individual client's needs and wants. Substance Use Treatment Services: - Comprehensive Substance Use Assessments: The comprehensive assessment is done with a counselor to establish a better understanding of the individual's past and current substance use. The assessment screens for mental and physical health needs as well. In addition, the Rule 25 substance use assessment is performed by a certified assessor, which helps to determine placement and level of care. - Family Therapy (Group or Individual): This is counselor-facilitated therapy designed for spouses, family members, and friends of people who struggle with addiction to come together with clients and others who share similar experiences. This service is interactive and focuses on the role addiction plays in family dynamics. The goal of family therapy is for family members and clients to gain insight into the nature of addiction and how it affects the whole family. Family members will learn how to identify what behaviors support recovery and what behaviors inhibit recovery, along with learning tools and gaining resources on how to help them. - Group Therapy: Group therapy consists of being with peers that share many of the same struggles. During group therapy, clients share the objectives they have completed and receive feedback from the counselor and other group members. Everyone is counseled as an individual in a group. Group therapy is beneficial for a variety of factors: instillation of hope, universality, gaining knowledge through others experience, and having a sense of belonging, to name a few. - Individual Therapy: Individuals who are in group therapy will also receive individual therapy with an LADC. Individual therapy is beneficial for treatment planning and being able to work on core issues that are not appropriate or comfortable in a group setting. - Medication Therapy and Counseling: Medication therapy and counseling is a service or group of services that optimizes drug therapy with the intent of improved therapeutic outcomes. - Medication-Assisted Treatment Program: Offers a medication-assisted treatment program for alcohol and opiate addiction. The medication options administered along with a tailored therapy plan are Vivitrol and Suboxone, both of which are used to reduce withdrawal symptoms; decrease cravings; and prevent use of heroin, opioids, and alcohol. - Primary Day and Evening Group: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from (9:00am - 12:00pm or 5:30pm - 8:30pm) This is an intensive program designed to present information in a format that helps clients gain a fresh perspective in areas they have had difficulty internalizing and putting into practice in their daily struggle with addiction. This is an outcome-based program. Length of time is dependent upon the client's progress and special needs. - Treatment Planning

Provides establishment and enforcement of child support orders. Services include: ?- Collecting current and past-due support payments - Establishing and enforcing child support orders for basic, medical, or child care support - Establishing parentage - Locating non-custodial parents - Reviews and modifies court orders for support NOTE: Child Support Services does not provide parenting time, custody, legal advice, divorce counsel, or spousal maintenance establishment

Opportunity for individuals to meet 1:1 with an attorney to ask questions, discuss options and get legal advice. Attorney provides one-time only legal advice during the session, and does not become the attorney representing the case. Dodge and Fillmore County Clinics Family Law Monthly Clinics - Child support - Custody - Divorce - Domestic abuse - Grandparent visitation - Harassment restraining orders - Legal separation - Orders for Protection - Name change - Parenting time/visitation - Paternity - Termination of Parental Rights - NOTE: Advice will not be offered on CHIPS matters Olmsted County Clinics Criminal Expungement Bi-Monthly Clinics - Expungement is a legal action to seal records so they are no longer seen by the public. In Minnesota, expungement is primarily used for criminal and eviction records. The Expungement clinic provided by this library deals with criminal expungements. Expungement clinics are intended to be a one-time event to assist those who are representing themselves in the courts. Expungement clinics are held in January, March, May, July, September, and November. This clinic is an opportunity for a brief advice consultation with a volunteer criminal defense attorney to ask questions about whether criminal expungement is a viable option for an individual's needs. Family Law Weekly Clinics Types of Cases: - Adoption - Child support - Custody - Divorce/dissolution - Legal separation - Maintenance - Parenting time/visitation Financial Monthly Clinics Types of Cases: - Creditor/debtor counseling - Garnishment/levy against assets (debtor side only) - How to respond to a debt-related lawsuit filed against you - NOTE: Excludes any landlord/tenant questions

The Child Support Division assists with: - Adjusting court orders based on the cost-of-living index - Collecting and processing payments - Establishing parentage - Establishing and enforcing court orders for child support, medical support, and child care support - Locating parents - Reviewing and modifying court orders for support - Works with other states to enforce support when one parent does not live in Minnesota Minnesota Child Support Online: an interactive website developed by the State of Minnesota to provide child support participants with information about their case(s). NOTE: Either parent of a child may get certain child support services. Parents who do not receive public assistance can apply for services at their county child support office for a one-time $25 service fee. Parents who receive public assistance for a child whose other parent does not live with them are automatically referred for services and are not charged a service fee.

The Child Support Division assists with: - Locating parents - Establishing parentage - Establishing and enforcing court orders for child support, medical support, and child care support - Reviewing and modifying court orders for support - Adjusting court orders based on the cost-of-living index - Works with other states to enforce support when one parent does not live in Minnesota - Collecting and processing payments Minnesota Child Support Online: an interactive website developed by the State of Minnesota to provide child support participants with information about their case(s). NOTE: Either parent of a child may get certain child support services. Parents who do not receive public assistance can apply for services at their county child support office for a one-time $25 service fee. Parents who receive public assistance for a child whose other parent does not live with them are automatically referred for services and are not charged a service fee.

Provides establishment and enforcement of child support orders. Services include: - Collecting current and past-due support payments - Locating non-custodial parents - Establishing parentage - Establishing and enforcing child support orders for basic, medical, or child care support - Reviews and modifies court orders for support NOTE: Child Support Services does not provide parenting time, custody, legal advice, divorce counsel, or spousal maintenance establishment

DNA testing available: ?- DNA banking - Forensic testing - Genetic testing - Paternity testing

The Child Support Division assists with: Adjusting court orders based on the cost-of-living index Collecting and processing payments Establishing and enforcing court orders for child support, medical support, and child care support Establishing parentage Locating parents Reviewing and modifying court orders for support Works with other states to enforce support when one parent does not live in Minnesota Minnesota Child Support Online: http://www.childsupport.dhs.state.mn.us/ Minnesota Child Support Online is an interactive web site developed by the State of Minnesota to provide child support participants with information about their case(s). NOTE: Either parent of a child may get certain child support services. Parents who do not receive public assistance can apply for services at their county child support office for a one-time $25 service fee. Parents who receive public assistance for a child whose other parent does not live with them are automatically referred for services and are not charged a service fee.

The Child Support Services Division assists with: - Adjusting court orders based on the cost-of-living index - Collecting and processing payments - Establishing parentage - Establishing and enforcing court orders for child support, medical support, and child care support ??- Locating parents - Reviewing and modifying court orders for support - Works with other states to enforce support when one parent does not live in Minnesota???- Minnesota Child Support Online: www.childsupport.dhs.state.mn.us. Minnesota Child Support Online is an interactive website developed by the State of Minnesota to provide child support participants with information about their case(s).

Child support is money a parent is court-ordered to pay to their child's other parent or caregiver for the support of the child. Either parent may apply for services. Services include: - Collecting child support and enforcing court orders - Establishing paternity, including coordinating genetic testing - Establishing court orders to pay child support - Helping families to modify court orders

Child Support Collection Services Division locates non-custodial parents; establishes parentage; establishes and enforces child support orders; establishes and enforces medical support orders; collects current and past due support payments.

The Child Support Division assists with: - Adjusting court orders based on the cost-of-living index - Collecting and processing payments - Establishing parentage - Establishing and enforcing court orders for child support, medical support, and child care support - Locating parents - Reviewing and modifying court orders for support - Works with other states to enforce support when one parent does not live in Minnesota Minnesota Child Support Online https://www.childsupport.dhs.state.mn.us/Welcome.request : an interactive website developed by the State of Minnesota to provide child support participants with information about their case(s). NOTE: Either parent of a child may get certain child support services. Parents who do not receive public assistance can apply for services at their county child support office for a one-time $25 service fee. Parents who receive public assistance for a child whose other parent does not live with them are automatically referred for services and are not charged a service fee.

The Child Support Services Division assists with: - Adjusting court orders based on the cost-of-living index - Collecting and processing payments - Establishing parentage - Establishing and enforcing court orders for child support, medical support, and child care support ??- Locating parents - Reviewing and modifying court orders for support - Works with other states to enforce support when one parent does not live in Minnesota???- Minnesota Child Support Online: www.childsupport.dhs.state.mn.us. Minnesota Child Support Online is an interactive website developed by the State of Minnesota to provide child support participants with information about their case(s).

Provides establishment and enforcement of child support orders. Services include: ?- Collecting current and past-due support payments - Locating non-custodial parents - Establishing parentage - Establishing and enforcing child support orders for basic, medical, or child care support - Reviews and modifies court orders for support NOTE: Child Support Services does not provide parenting time, custody, legal advice, divorce counsel, or spousal maintenance establishment

The Child Support Division assists with: - Locating parents. - Establishing parentage. - Establishing and enforcing court orders for child support, medical support, and child care support. - Reviewing and modifying court orders for support. - Adjusting court orders based on the cost-of-living index. - Works with other states to enforce support when one parent does not live in Minnesota. - Collecting and processing payments. Minnesota Child Support Online: www.childsupport.dhs.state.mn.us/ Minnesota Child Support Online is an interactive web site developed by the State of Minnesota to provide child support participants with information about their case(s). NOTE: Either parent of a child may get certain child support services. Parents who do not receive public assistance can apply for services at their county child support office for a one-time $25 service fee. Parents who receive public assistance for a child whose other parent does not live with them are automatically referred for services and are not charged a service fee.

Child support is money a parent is court-ordered to pay to their child's other parent or caregiver for the support of the child. Either parent may apply for services. Services include: - Collecting child support and enforcing court orders - Establishing paternity, including coordinating genetic testing - Establishing court orders to pay child support - Helping families to modify court orders

The Child Support Division assists with: - Adjusting court orders based on the cost-of-living index - Collecting and processing payments - Establishing parentage - Establishing and enforcing court orders for child support, medical support, and child care support - Locating parents - Reviewing and modifying court orders for support - Works with other states to enforce support when one parent does not live in Minnesota Minnesota Child Support Online https://www.childsupport.dhs.state.mn.us/Welcome.request : an interactive website developed by the State of Minnesota to provide child support participants with information about their case(s). NOTE: Either parent of a child may get certain child support services. Parents who do not receive public assistance can apply for services at their county child support office for a one-time $25 service fee. Parents who receive public assistance for a child whose other parent does not live with them are automatically referred for services and are not charged a service fee.

- Child and adult protection representation - Child support and paternity cases - Commitments for mental illness, chemical dependency, or mental retardation - Conservatorships - Crime witness support - Criminal and delinquency prosecution; district attorney - Criminal protective orders - District Attorney - Domestic/family violence legal services - Guardianships - Initiates CHIPS (Child in need of protection or services) - Juvenile diversion - Legal representation of county boards and agencies - Prosecutes misdemeanors, gross misdemeanors, and felonies - Requests restitution; crime victim compensation - Restraining orders - Stalking/Harassment orders - Temporary and permanent restraining orders - Victim notification

Provides establishment and enforcement of child support orders. Services include: - Collecting current and past-due support payments - Locating non-custodial parents - Establishing parentage - Establishing and enforcing child support orders for basic, medical, or child care support - Reviews and modifies court orders for support NOTE: Child Support Services does not provide parenting time, custody, legal advice, divorce counsel, or spousal maintenance establishment

Provides establishment and enforcement of child support orders. Services include: ?- Collecting current and past-due support payments - Establishing parentage - Establishing and enforcing child support orders for basic, medical, or child care support - Locating non-custodial parents - Reviews and modifies court orders for support ?NOTE: Child Support Services does not provide parenting time, custody, legal advice, divorce counsel, or spousal maintenance establishment

Provides establishment and enforcement of child support orders. Services include: - Collecting current and past-due support payments - Locating non-custodial parents - Establishing parentage - Establishing and enforcing child support orders for basic, medical, or child care support - Reviews and modifies court orders for support NOTE: Child Support Services does not provide parenting time, custody, legal advice, divorce counsel, or spousal maintenance establishment

Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include: ?- Accompaniment to medical appointments, emergency medical exams, court hearings, and trials - Child and adult protection representation - Child support and paternity cases - Conservatorships - Crime witness support - Criminal and delinquency prosecution; district attorney - Criminal protective orders - Domestic/family violence legal services - Guardianships - Juvenile diversion - Legal representation of county boards and agencies - Prosecutes misdemeanors, gross misdemeanors and felonies - Requests restitution; crime victim compensation - Restraining orders - Stalking/Harassment orders? - Temporary and permanent restraining orders - Victim notification

The Child Support Division assists with: - Adjusting court orders based on the cost-of-living index - Collecting and processing payments - Establishing parentage - Establishing and enforcing court orders for child support, medical support, and child care support - Locating parents - Reviewing and modifying court orders for support - Works with other states to enforce support when one parent does not live in Minnesota Minnesota Child Support Online https://www.childsupport.dhs.state.mn.us/Welcome.request : an interactive website developed by the State of Minnesota to provide child support participants with information about their case(s). NOTE: Either parent of a child may get certain child support services. Parents who do not receive public assistance can apply for services at their county child support office for a one-time $25 service fee. Parents who receive public assistance for a child whose other parent does not live with them are automatically referred for services and are not charged a service fee.

Establishes and enforces child support orders. Services include: - Collecting current and past-due support payments - Establishing parentage - Establishing and enforcing child support orders for basic, medical, and child care support - Locating non-custodial parents - Reviews and modifies court orders for support NOTE: Child Support Services does not provide parenting time, custody, legal advice, divorce counsel, or spousal maintenance establishment