As of January 15, 2014, I have paid the undisputed arrears amount for my child support to the Ventura County Department of Child Support Services in full. I have made clear that I dispute both the interest charged (because the account was opened with no notification and half the amount was charged against clearly false claims) and the false claim amount that equates to roughly a year of support payments that I made and have since provided full evidence of including the bank statements and cancelled checks.
How does Ms. Helen Ayala and the Ventura County Department of Child Support Services respond? Today, January 27, 2014, Ms. Ayala levied my bank accounts, emptying my 22-year-old daughter's account, and pulling a sizable amount from my account as well.
California Dept of Child Support Services, Grand Jury, District Attorney, Congresswoman Brownley, Senator Jackson… Here's some questions to ask when you inquire into the practices of this department:
- How are arrears claims created? Based on what evidence?
- When they are created, how is the person named notified?
- Is there a public record of the arrears account?
- On what basis are a debtors bank accounts levied? For instance, is revenge a qualifying reason?
Given their behavior, especially Ms. Ayala's and her supervisor, Ms. Deborah Frahm's, this department clearly gets away with whatever they want. There are likely hundreds of cases in which they have used illegal, strong-arm tactics against fathers. The department needs to be cleaned out. Ms. Ayala should be doing jail time.
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ReplyDeleteThey have done essentially the same to me. I have a judgement for 0.00 due monthly, but a huge 60G arrears. The principal is only 4g. I have an agreement to make 87.00 payments monthly. I made a payment for 87.00 in Jan.... in Feb I paid 100.00, missed payment in March but only because it took a week to post so it shows that I made 2 payments of 100.00 each in April. Made one again in May as well...........If you count it up I'm actually ahead of our agreement. But they have still taken away my license repeatedly ( twice this year ) as they allow for no wiggle room. When I called to try to ask for some leeway, there was none to be had. They have received more per month than the judge ordered, have garnished additional amounts from me and levied additional amounts from people who ARE NOT ME but were only trying to help me...... I totally agree. This agency is crooked or something. Angry people in there. I could call in the greatest mood ( and that's the only time I attempt to call), but when I get off the phone with them, I am livid, seeing red, depressed and yet pissed beyond belief, I just want to self destruct and die. It's like they take out their problems on the client/fathers. I sincerely feel provoked.... deliberately provoked.
ReplyDeleteYour case sounds worse than mine. Local attorneys made it clear they don't want to tangle with this department because it could impact their careers. But someone willing to open a class-action suit, and to look at their illegal practices would be drilling into a rich source of blatant theft of an underrepresented minority.
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