Is DA Family Support fraud?

• Child Support Payments: Charges may be related to regular payments mandated by court orders for child support obligations.
• Arrears Payments: Individuals may be charged for past due amounts on child support, which can accumulate over time.
• Fees for Services: Some users report being charged for additional services related to the enforcement of child support, such as legal fees or administrative costs.
• Income Withholding: Charges may occur due to employer deductions intended to satisfy child support obligations.
• Payment Processing Fees: Certain transactions might incur processing fees when child support payments are made online.
• Misunderstanding of Payments: Some customers reported confusion about payments that they believed were not related to them.
• Subscription Services: Rarely, charges may show up due to mistakenly signing up for services marketed through family support entities.
• Incorrect Account Information: Users sometimes have charges when there is a mix-up in account details leading to wrongful assessments.
• Change of Custody Arrangements: Adjustments to custody or support amounts can temporarily result in charges during recalibration.
• Tax Refund Offsets: Some people experience charges when their tax refund is intercepted to cover overdue child support payments.

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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