August is “Child Support Awareness Month” in Minnesota, where programs serve more than 245-thousand children and over 350-thousand parents. Assistant state Human Services Commissioner Jim Koppel says for some low income families, child support adds another 20-percent to their total monthly income:https://soundcloud.com/jconews/koppel-825a

Minnesota ranks in the top five states nationally for collection of monthly child support payments and overdue payments.