In re the Matter of: Dakota County, Lorinda Elaine Floding, Below v. Darrell Ray Gillespie

OPINION

LILLEHAUG, Justice.

The obligee of a child support obligation began receiving derivative Social Security benefits on behalf of her children, due to the obligor’s eligibility for those benefits. The obligor brought a motion to modify his obligation, asking the court to offset his obligation by the amount of monthly benefits and to give him credit for all the benefits already received. A child support magistrate granted the obligor’s motion. The district court modified the child support magistrate’s order in part, retaining the offset and clarifying that the amount of the benefits already…