New Fathers Choice - Premier Family Services If you used a charge card for these jokers you can get your money back by filing a greivance with your charge card company!! Ripoff City california
I was in a bad way and found this company on the internet. They took $98, $49, and $750 from my charge card before i knew what was happening. The papers they promised didnt come in time for my court date and I had to call them a bunch of times to get them to fax me the paperwork instead. Papers i needed were missing and they looked cheap and lousy. They caused me a terrible time in court because the papers i did get didn't pertain to what i needed. After court i had to make a new court date and i found out i could have gotten everything they sent me and the proper papers from the court office for FREE! The papers they sent UPS for my original court date came to my house a week later and i refused the package and made UPS send them back. I called them over 20 times and got the circle jerk trying to get my card refunded. The last conversation was with a man that actually yelled at me on the phone and told me there was no way in hell that they were giving me any money back. He said they would only cancel the $49 monthly fee.
I filed a grievance with my card company for all three charges and they temporarily credited my account and blocked any more charges from coming through from them. I also told them what was on RIPOFF REPORT about them.
After 3 months my charge card company sent me a letter that the fund credited to my account were permenate.
Word to the wise, Always use a good credit card that fights fraud if your going to purchase anything online or give your payment over the phone!
Todd
jamestown, New York
U.S.A.
2 Updates & Rebuttals
Stop Brian Azouz Now
Oxnard,California,
U.S.A.
NEW NAME, NEW CITY, SAME DIRTY TRICKS!!! FILLMORE FATHERS.org
#3UPDATE EX-employee responds
Mon, December 15, 2008
Now that Brian Azouz has packed up Fathers Choice and left the Goleta/Santa Barbara area he has now decided to produce a sequel to this sad story of deception, false hope and scandal with a new company name and location in the sleepy Ventura County town of Fillmore, California.
Moving the disgraced company known as Fathers Choice, 63 miles southeast of his former headquarters into the old Santa Clara Valley Bank building is clearly an attempt to clean up his act. The old bank building is beautiful and will help create the perception of a successful and legitimate operation. We know from Brian Azouz track record that no matter how righteous the intentions are or how good a customer service department, you always seem to fall into corruption and crime. Companies often fail because of bad management and when the leadership team allow manipulation and illegal activities to exist. That will be your legacy.
Fillmore is located off the 126 freeway headed towards LA County and the major 5 freeway that runs north and south thru the state. Fillmore is a small town, and I bet Brian Azouz is living somewhere in the area, he always had a desire to have a presence in Ventura County, unfortunately for him, Ventura County is tough on crime and has a strong law enforcement community. They like to "Hang Em High" out here.
When you visit www.fillmorefathers.org you will see the familiar template and information from the old FathersChoice.org website. The only thing that is different on this beast is the color, name, phone number and address. In fact, when you read the testimonials, parents all over the country are praising "Fillmore Fathers" for helping them win their court cases. That is an amazing feat since they just set up shop and how could parents report back with good news when court cases often take weeks if not months to work out?
My advice to you Brian Azouz, is to pack up your things and leave town. Find another line of work and accept responsibility for your actions. Don't blame the employees, most of them don't even have the training or skill set to be filling out court documents.
Fillmore Fathers
Address:
316 Central Ave Fillmore, CA 93015
Phone:
1-800-685-2153
Stop Brian Azouz Now
Oxnard,California,
U.S.A.
BRIAN AZOUZ SHUTS DOWN THE COMPANY!!! FATHERS CHOICE IS OUT OF BUSINESS!!
#3UPDATE EX-employee responds
Fri, December 12, 2008
I am a former employee of Fathers Choice who was let go earlier this year because I did not post the high sales numbers that Ruebel Trevino and Brian Azouz wanted to see. I always told the parents over the phone that they really had 3 options.
1) Pay an attorney to file the paperwork and handle the case
2) Fill out the paperwork yourself
3) Pay Fathers Choice to handle your paperwork, but you are still responsible for filing in your county courthouse.
Fathers Choice is nothing more that a legal document service, they can do nothing more than help you fill out your court forms. They are not licensed to practice law, they are not a law firm.
You can save yourself alot of time, heartache and money by taking some classes and filing your own court documents.
I saw this special investigation on KEY 3 News in Santa Barbara.
www.keyt.com
(805) 882-3933
KEY Investigation: Father's Choice
Goleta, CA
Parents all over the country say a Goleta business took their hard earned money when they were desperate for help.
Hundreds of people have filed complaints and some even called our KEY News Tipline trying to get their money back.
The company operates under several names one of them is 'Father's Choice'. It claims to help parents, mostly fathers win their child custody cases.
But we discovered the business and its owner have a checkered past.
C.J. Ward joins us now with this KEY Investigation.
http://www.keyt.com/news/local/35107694.html ; (link to article)
http://www.keyt.com/news/local/35107694.html?video=YHI&t=a ; (link to video)
The pressure is on Brian Azouz & Fathers Choice. Multiple state & federal agencies are investigating to find out what happened at Fathers Choice.
Unfortunately, it was too late. Brian Azouz closed the business. Here is the report.
KEY Investigation: Father's Choice Update
Santa Barbara, CA
A follow up to last week's KEY News Investigation into a Goleta business called Father's Choice and it's owner Brian Azouz.
The company claims it offers low-cost legal help to parents in their child custody matters. But, hundreds of people all over the country say the company took their money and did nothing to help them.
KEY News also discovered the owner, Brian Azouz, has a long criminal record. He spent three and a half years in a federal prison for telemarketing fraud.
Now, Father's Choice employees are telling us that Azouz shutdown the company Tuesday night without notice. They also say, Azouz promised to give them their final paycheck on Friday the 5th.
Our camera's were there late Friday afternoon as employees showed up only to find a sign on the door that told them they were not allowed in the building.
The note left on the door also said employees will receive their paychecks in the mail as soon as funds become available. We've been unable to reach company officials for a comment.
http://www.keyt.com/news/local/35814014.html ; (link to article)
http://www.keyt.com/news/local/35814014.html?video=YHI&t=a ; (link to video)
Please contact the Santa Barbara District Attorney or CA State Officials to report what happened to you and your situation.
Office of the District Attorney
1105 Santa Barbara Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Allan Kaplan Telephone: (805) 568-2437
California Assembly member Pedro Nava
Representing Assembly District 35 (Santa Barbara)
District Office:
Santa Barbara County
101 W. Anapamu Street
Suite A
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Tel: (805) 564-1649
Fax: (805) 564-1651