Wow! Am I ever glad to see this post -BUT-you should post in FAMILY LAW, not criminal. {moved}
MY exhusbands attorney had their firm representing ME in the San Diego County Child Support Services file, even though I was pro per in the Court Case File. As a result, they told me because I was represented by an attorney (HAH! - my ex's atty had a great strategy) the would not speak with me. I couldn't check in before a modification hearing, they wouldn't speak to me on the phone, I couldn't speak with a case manager or the enforcement division regarding my payments... NOTHING. They continued to collect by wage garnishment 4 years after my oldest daughter was emancipated and 1 year after my youngest was. I also just figured out that the reason my ex would not produce his tax returns was because his wife had a flexspending acct or MSA they were receiving reimbursement of med expenses for that I had already paid one half of!!
At any rate, Ihave the same question about whether they Child Support Collection Agency (usually a county agency where case was filed) can be held liable for their actions. I spoke with an atty about it last yr (mine is a CA case) - most are very reluctant to make a claim/sue an agency they (or their firm) has to work with, or may have to work with for their existing & future clients. Don't know where you are, but this could be a possible class action, maybe civil rights violation (limited access to due process?) - I'm not an attorney - but surely - SOMEONE OUT THERE must know something or have ideas??
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