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href=\"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/child-support-services\/national-medical-support-notice-nmsn-faqs\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">National Medical Support Notice FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-173\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/child-support-services\/forms\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Forms<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-174\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/child-support-services\/employer-forum\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Employer Forum<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-182\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/child-support-services\/title-companies\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Title Companies<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-222\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">Resources<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-826\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/child-support-services\/monthly-locations\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Monthly Locations<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-184\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/child-support-services\/brochures-and-flyers\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Brochures and Flyers<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-186\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/child-support-services\/outreach-services\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Outreach Services<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-185\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/child-support-services\/community-resources\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Community Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-187\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/child-support-services\/child-support-forms\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Forms<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-609\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">Fatherhood Initiative<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-615\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/child-support-services\/fatherhood-initiative_\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">About<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1131\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/child-support-services\/fatherhood-collaborative\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Fatherhood Collaborative<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-817\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/child-support-services\/brotherhood-in-fatherhood\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Father Support Group<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-717\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/child-support-services\/workshops\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Workshops<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-873\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-sub-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">Events<\/a>\n\t<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-620\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-sub-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">Past Events<\/a>\n\t\t<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-872\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/child-support-services\/2025-ventura-county-fatherhood-summit\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">2025 Ventura County Fatherhood Summit<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-716\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/child-support-services\/fatherhood-summit\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">2024 Ventura County Fatherhood Summit<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-738\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/child-support-services\/harvesting-all-dads\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Harvesting All Dads<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-366\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/child-support-services\/empowering-fathers\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Empowering Fathers Series<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dccf7c4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5dccf7c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26f32160 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26f32160\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85d355b e-grid-align-left elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"85d355b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-instagram elementor-repeater-item-cf315c9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vcchildsupport\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook elementor-repeater-item-eb1431e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VCChildSupport\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-twitter elementor-repeater-item-87fd240\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VCChildSupport\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-youtube elementor-repeater-item-a6aad76\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@vcdcss2987\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Youtube<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-youtube\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-linkedin elementor-repeater-item-7f75825\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/ventura-county-department-of-child-support-services\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79048c17 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"79048c17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-740c926f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"740c926f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14a81106 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14a81106\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Empowering Fathers Series<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c22b39f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5c22b39f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e2ac9b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e2ac9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d738a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d738a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The core purpose of the Ventura County Department of Child Support Services is to help families thrive. We are committed to achieving this goal by supporting fathers in playing a more significant role in their children&#8217;s lives. Studies suggest that children are more likely to have positive outcomes when fathers play an active role; however, fathers may have obstacles that prevent them from being involved. Our goal through this series is to provide fathers with information that may assist in dismantling some of those barriers. We genuinely hope that the information shared in this series proves to be beneficial to you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e73cb0f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3e73cb0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-475eda5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"475eda5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7ee785 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7ee785\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Navigating the Child Support Program<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33bbd2b2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33bbd2b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aa8662 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8aa8662\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-120e703 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"120e703\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/0PRZqDALo_0&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b552a53 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b552a53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea0ed8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"ea0ed8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/g0fBuB9Ya1w&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d400dd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d400dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-747f53f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"747f53f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24eebd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24eebd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Ventura County Department of Child Support Services<\/strong><\/p><p>Phone: (866) 901-3212<\/p><p>Text: (805) 316-6272<\/p><p>Fax: (805) 437-8308<\/p><p><a href=\"mailto:dcss.outreach@venturacounty.gov\">E-mail: dcss.outreach@venturacounty.gov<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/VC_Customer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Direct online inquiry: bit.ly\/VC_Customer<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93f2625 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"93f2625\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a475b3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a475b3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Child Custody &amp; Visitation Orders<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ec71c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ec71c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-122659f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"122659f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6433e29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"6433e29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/bZGHHpNUWt8&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2b6558 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2b6558\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06d1efa elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"06d1efa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/KEsWZf1dBeg&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-929c0e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"929c0e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d36478 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d36478\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9703203 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9703203\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Family Law Facilitator\u2019s Office<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align)\">Recorded Information: 805 289-8864<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Self-Help Call Center \u2013 Family Law: 805 289-8732<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ventura.courts.ca.gov\/self-help.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.ventura.courts.ca.gov\/self-help.html\" aria-label=\"Website: https:\/\/www.ventura.courts.ca.gov\/self-help.html - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\">Website: https:\/\/www.ventura.courts.ca.gov\/self-help.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ventura County District Attorney Child Abduction and Recovery Unit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Phone: 805 662-1750<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.da.venturacounty.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CARU-Brochure.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Child Abduction and Recovery Unit English Flyer - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-pdf-br=\"1\" data-uw-pdf-doc=\"\">Child Abduction and Recovery Unit English Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.da.venturacounty.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CARU-Brocure-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Child Abduction and Recovery Unit Spanish Flyer - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-pdf-br=\"1\" data-uw-pdf-doc=\"\">Child Abduction and Recovery Unit Spanish Flyer<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-456ebb1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"456ebb1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b61c3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b61c3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Employment Services for Job Seekers<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f738f59 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f738f59\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f270346 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f270346\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-882ae17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"882ae17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/kneEbtA3lZI&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebcfebf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ebcfebf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b1afaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"5b1afaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/giVcb-Jgfx0&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4743ce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e4743ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-013e585 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"013e585\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bd6475 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bd6475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Workforce Development Board of Ventura County<\/strong><\/p><p>Phone: 805 477-5306<\/p><p>Email: hsa-info.wdb@venturacounty.gov<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/workforce.venturacounty.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/workforce.venturacounty.gov\/\" aria-label=\"Website: https:\/\/workforce.venturacounty.gov - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\">Website: https:\/\/workforce.venturacounty.gov<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53291bc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53291bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8e7bba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8e7bba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Fresh Start for Justice Involved<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75fa670 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75fa670\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e582602 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e582602\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8f9161 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"d8f9161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/yz2oQzZQvgs&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39f74ee e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39f74ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69c0235 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"69c0235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/XgWZdXejoTo&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07aef40 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"07aef40\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d75df6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d75df6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d708ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d708ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Fresh Start Program \u2013 Public Defender\u2019s Office<\/strong><\/p><p>Phone: 805 654-2201. Ask to speak to the law clerk.<\/p><p><a href=\"mailto:pdfreshtart@venturacounty.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Email: pdfreshtart@venturacounty.gov<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/publicdefender.venturacounty.gov\/felony-expungement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website: https:\/\/publicdefender.venturacounty.gov\/felony-expungement\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccdac06 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ccdac06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e176dc5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e176dc5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e22c959 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e22c959\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e81c23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1e81c23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0522b9f elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"0522b9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-closed-captioning\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6b2bd5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b6b2bd5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5c8028 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f5c8028\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d41ddf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d41ddf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Closed captioning is available on our website\u2019s videos.<\/p><ol><li>Click on the video.<\/li><li>Icons will appear at the bottom of the video.<\/li><li>(You can pause the video by clicking on it again while completing this next step). 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