If your child requires any of the following, call us now!

• Unique Placement (e.g., private school, residential treatment center, same day classroom, mainstream)
• One-to-One Aide
• Psychological Counseling
• Behavioral Intervention (e.g., ABA Services)
• Speech Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Vision Therapy
• Audiological Therapy
• Assessments

SERVICES 

 SPECIAL EDUCATION, CONSERVATORSHIP, STEP PARENT ADOPTION and FAMILY LAW

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Special Education Services

• Placement/service determination
• Negotiations with school districts
• IEP representation
• Due process hearings

Placement/service determination is the process of determining what is an appropriate educational setting for your disabled child (e.g., special day class or mainstream, private or public school) and what services should the school district provide (e.g., physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech & language, ABA , one to one aide). Quite often, in order to have a school district provide an appropriate education, an attorney negotiates with the school district; that may be done though a demand letter or at an IEP meeting. If the school district is not cooperative; then we sometimes need to litigate against the District, by filing a written complaint with the California Office of Administrative Hearings - Special Education Division.

Step-Parent Adoption of Special Needs Child

In our practice, we have encountered numerous situations where a step-parent has raised his or her disabled step-child along with one of the biological parents; where the other biological parent is no longer involved with the disabled child.  Under such circumstances, we can facilitate assisting the stepparent in adopting the step-child. California law has developed a specific set of statutes addressing step-parent adoption, a process that works well in the situation of a step-parent adopting a disabled step-child.

Limited Conservatorship of Special Needs Adult

When a disabled child becomes 18 years of age, the law views the 18 year old as being able to make his or her own decisions. However, this is not a practical situation with many disabled children. Fortunately, California law has developed a specific form of a conservatorship to address the unique needs of disabled adults; this is referred to as a “limited conservatorship.” We can assist you in obtaining a limited conservatorship on behalf of your child.

Family Law

As part of our practice, we offer legal services in the area of marriage dissolution (divorce), child custody/visitation as well as spousal and child support.  Generally, these services are not provided to parents of our special needs children, except where particular circumstances warrant advice or services.

Vendor Directory

We also provide a directory containing the names and phone numbers of other professionals servicing disabled children. These services includes regional centers, special needs trusts, psychoeducational, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech & language, auditory processing and vision processing, among other services.