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    Default DCCS Harassment

    My question involves child support in the State of: California.

    I was sued for Child Support in 2006. I immediately submitted to DNA testing and determined I am NOT the father of the child.

    Why do I continue to receive notices, stating the Dept of Child Support services is obtaining income verification from my employers to establish a child support obligation for my minor child? If the DCCS knows I shouldn't even be on this claim, shouldn't the case be closed, or at least strike my name from the file? These letters cause a certain amount of stress, as I'd like this case (and claimant) left in my past.

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    My question involves child support in the State of: California.

    I was sued for Child Support in 2006. I immediately submitted to DNA testing and determined I am NOT the father of the child.

    Why do I continue to receive notices, stating the Dept of Child Support services is obtaining income verification from my employers to establish a child support obligation for my minor child? If the DCCS knows I shouldn't even be on this claim, shouldn't the case be closed, or at least strike my name from the file? These letters cause a certain amount of stress, as I'd like this case (and claimant) left in my past.
    Did you sign the Acknowledgement of Paternity at the hospital? Are you sure you name isn't on the birth certificate?

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    Unbeknownst to me, the mother put my name on the birth certificate. I found this out three years after the child was born, when I met with DCCS regarding the case file and suit. I never signed any documents acknowledging paternity, and immediately filed a denial of paternity when I was served papers.

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    [QUOTE=theartisan;206090...and immediately filed a denial of paternity when I was served papers.[/QUOTE]

    Have you already attended the hearing regarding your denial?
    Were any orders issued or was there a determination of facts?

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    My question involves child support in the State of: California.

    I was sued for Child Support in 2006. I immediately submitted to DNA testing and determined I am NOT the father of the child.

    Why do I continue to receive notices, stating the Dept of Child Support services is obtaining income verification from my employers to establish a child support obligation for my minor child? If the DCCS knows I shouldn't even be on this claim, shouldn't the case be closed, or at least strike my name from the file? These letters cause a certain amount of stress, as I'd like this case (and claimant) left in my past.
    Was the DNA test court ordered?

    If it was, you should be able to take a copy of the results to CSE and ask them to close the case. They should be able to do that without any problems.

    One of our regular posters, Courtclerk is in CA and should be able to give you a more definitive answer.

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    Did you sign the Acknowledgement of Paternity at the hospital? Are you sure you name isn't on the birth certificate?
    If he was sued for CS in 2006, the child was born before 2006 (presumably). You didn't have to sign an AOP back then. In fact, it didn't exist.

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    Let's take this from the top. I have some questions. First, what county are you in?????
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    My question involves child support in the State of: California.

    I was sued for Child Support in 2006. I immediately submitted to DNA testing and determined I am NOT the father of the child.
    You submitted to DNA testing, I presume this was through either the courts or CSSD. Correct me if I'm wrong.
    Why do I continue to receive notices, stating the Dept of Child Support services is obtaining income verification from my employers to establish a child support obligation for my minor child? If the DCCS knows I shouldn't even be on this claim, shouldn't the case be closed, or at least strike my name from the file? These letters cause a certain amount of stress, as I'd like this case (and claimant) left in my past.
    First I need to know who ordered or provided for the DNA test. That'll go a long way.

    Next I need to know... what happened next? After you received the test results that excluded you?

    Barring that, should the case be closed? Absolutely. Obviously (and this may come as a shocker) someone hasn't done their job.

    You have 2 options. You can take your copy of the DNA test results and all pertinent paperwork to CSSD and speak to someone. A real, live, person. Explain.

    Or you may need to go down to the courthouse and motion the court to close the case. This isn't difficult, and in fact, in your declaration, you should copy the DNA test results and include that you were excluded and the staff attorney (once served) may actually do it for you without having to go to court. DCSS responds much better to litigation than they do to nice people trying to deal with things casually. I mean, I actually had to send a subpeona to them once to get them to do something I had been asking them to do for months, even though I knew they didn't have to answer the subpeona. The theory was.... get an attorney to actually CALL me. Once I spoke to her, I got done what I needed done. There is always more than one way to skin a cat

    Let me know if I can help.

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    Thank you everyone for your responses. Dear CourtClerk:

    I am in Los Angeles County and have dealt with the Encino DCCS office, if it matters.

    The long story:
    I was delivered a notice of income verification in Sep 06. Called DCCS and was told who filed the claim, and that she named me as the father of her three-year old child, and even put my name on the birth certificate without my knowing. I was advised to wait, to be served my complaint for child-support, receive it, then respond with my denial of paternity. The rep called me about a week later to inform me that the papers would be ready the following day and I can come in and 'receive' them, and file my response.

    I entered DCCS, received my papers, filed my denial, and made an appointment to submit samples for DNA testing. To answer one of your questions, I am not sure if it was me, the courts, or DCCS, that officially ordered the paternity test. But all the paper-signing was done at DCCS.

    The following week (early Oct 06), I entered the DCCS again and gave cheek swabs from someone in scrubs, so I assume she was a nurse. She took down my information and that was it.

    By early Dec 06, I had not yet received anything, by mail or phone, regarding the case. I called DCCS, and the only information I received was that the mother and child submitted their samples just yesterday. A week later, I received a large envelope from LabCorp, stating I was not the father of this child, with 0.00% margin of error.

    I did nothing after that, thinking the document was enough to close the case, or at least take my name off the file.

    Around Dec 07, I received another 'income verification' letter, regarding a different employer. I called DCCS and they said there was nothing they could do, because there are additional potential fathers on the case file, and they can neither close it, nor modify by taking my name off it. I was told to disregard any further letters regarding income verification.

    I continue to receive these letters, which I find somewhat distressing, as DCCS no longer has cause to do so.

    Thank you for all your help. It blows my mind that all someone has to do is put my name on a sheet of paper to catalyze several years of hassle.

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    This question is more for CourtClerk than the OP:

    Do you think that the claimant is receiving public assistance? And that the DPW are the ones who keep rehashing this matter? My thoughts are that if she is receiving welfare, and named the OP as the father, that could be a possibility of why this problem won't "go away".

    I can see one agency not keeping another agency up to date on stuff. Typical. (The stuff that nightmares are made of.)

    I am confused on why the support office cannot close this case with the OP. Primarily by stating that multiple potential fathers are listed on the case. I've never heard of support actions set up against "multiple respondents". I mean, they could list every man on the face of the planet as the potential father and keep this going for all of eternity.

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    Default Re: DCCS Harassment

    Sorry, one thing I forgot to mention before, and may or may not have bearing on why the case didn't close:

    The birth certificate was penned in Florida, where the child was born. It was also in Florida where the child support claim originated.

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