Is Child Support Enforcement fraud?

• Child Support Payments: Regular payments owed for child support that have been mandated by a court order.
• Direct Payments to Custodial Parent: Charges may be processed when direct payments are made to the custodial parent through the district attorney's office.
• Administrative Fees: Fees associated with the processing and enforcement of child support orders, which can include application fees or service fees.
• Overdue Support Charges: Additional charges that arise when payments are not made on time or are missed altogether.
• Interstate Enforcement Charges: Fees incurred when child support needs to be enforced across state lines, often requiring additional processing.
• Modification Fees: Costs related to changing the terms of an existing child support order, which can sometimes involve court fees.
• Locate Fees: Charges that may be applied when services are used to locate a non-custodial parent who is not making payments.
• Income Withholding Fees: Costs that occur when employers are involved in automatically deducting child support payments from a parent's paycheck.
• Public Assistance Liens: Charges may arise if the custodial parent has received public assistance, possibly leading to liens on future payments.
• Access to Services: Subscriptions or access to specific services offered by child support agencies that may come with associated fees.

If you see this charge and aren’t expecting it, you have various options.

First, try to contact the childsupport.ca.gov via one of the support methods we listed below and inquire about the charge. See if they will refund it and cancel any associated subscriptions you might have.

If the childsupport.ca.gov refused to issue a refund or you cannot get in touch with the company, call your bank or financial institution and open a credit card dispute. Record screenshot evidence from your prior conversations with childsupport.ca.gov, and use that to open your credit card dispute. Tell your bank or credit card issuer that you do not recognize the charge and do not recall signing up for the service.

If this sounds like too much of a hassle, you can have Chargeback do it for you.

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