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SAN DIEGO CHILD SUPPORT: LEGAL ASSISTANCE 

It can be incredibly frustrating when a parent does not pay legally owed child support. Under California law, the recipient of a child support order has the right to obtain free legal services from the California Department of Child Support Services. These free legal services can include the following:

  • Obtaining support orders
  • Enforcement of existing support orders
  • Modification of existing support orders
  • Enforcement of orders out of state

Authority of the California Department of Child Support Services

The Department of Child Support Services is empowered to report support delinquencies to the Franchise Tax Board and intercept tax refunds that would be due to the payer of child support. The Department of Child Support Services has the ability to request the State of California revoke a driver’s license or professional license issued to a delinquent child support payer.

Hearings at the California Department of Child Support Services

The Department of Child Support Services has a complex set of rules and conducts hearings in departments different than those normally assigned to Family Law. When the Department of Child Support Services is involved, it is possible to have court proceedings contemporaneously being held in two different departments while the same dissolution action is pending.

Get the Expert Child Support Legal Services Help You Need at BLSAPC San Diego Family Law Firm

The child support attorneys of Beatrice L. Snider, APC are experienced in assisting the client to navigate through the Department of Child Support Services procedures and hearings. Contact the firm to discuss your child support matter.

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