California · Family Code
FAM §5612: (a) Each private child support collector: (1) That charges any initial fee, processing fee, application fee, filing fee, or other fee or assessment that must be paid by an obligee regardless of whethe
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Private child support collectors are prohibited from charging obligees any initial, processing, application, filing, or other fees or assessments.
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