Child Support's Lawyers

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Child Support's lawyers assist in securing child support, but lawyers do not represent either party in a legal action.

In cases receiving child support services, the State of North Dakota is a real party in interest. Status as a real party in interest arises when:

An individual party signs up for services;
The household in which the child is living begins to receive public assistance, resulting in a referral to Child Support;
A child support agency in another state requests assistance under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.

Child Support has staff attorneys located throughout the state who assist in securing support. These staff attorneys represent Child Support, not the individual parties and are a good resource when there are questions about Child Support’s services and procedures.

List of IV‑D Attorneys by Location (City and Judicial District(s))

Attorney Name	Location (City/Judicial District(s))	Email Address
Paulette Oberst	Bismarck central office	poberst@nd.gov
Beth Dittus	Bismarck central office	bldittus@nd.gov

Sheila Keller	Bismarck field office/South Central	skkeller@nd.gov
Steve Podoll	Bismarck field office/South Central and Southwest	spodoll@nd.gov
Cody Ostdahl-Hedge	Bismarck field office/South Central	chedge@nd.gov
Chad Holter	Bismarck field office/South Central	cholter@nd.gov

Jamie Goulet	Minot field office/Northwest	jgoulet@nd.gov
Stephen Williamson	Minot field office/North Central and Northeast	swilliamson@nd.gov
Mallory Block	Minot field office/North Central and Northeast	mblock@nd.gov

Vincent Knuth	Devils Lake field office/Northeast (also Spirit Lake tribal court and Turtle Mountain tribal court)	vknuth@nd.gov
John Best	Devils Lake field office/Northeast (also Spirit Lake tribal court)	jbest@nd.gov

Sarah Cannon	Grand Forks field office/Northeast Central and Northeast	scannon@nd.gov
Ethan Sonterre	Grand Forks field office/Northeast Central and Northeast	esonterre@nd.gov

Adair Boening	Fargo field office/East Central and Southeast	aboening@nd.gov
Janet Naumann	Fargo field office/East Central and Southeast	jknaumann@nd.gov
Justin Breitwieser	Fargo field office/East Central and Southeast	jtbreitwieser@nd.gov
Chris Jung	Fargo field office/East Central and Southeast	cajung@nd.gov

Cynthia Schaar	Jamestown field office/Southeast	cschaar@nd.gov

Updated 06/13/23