Bet Tzedek Legal Services

The transition of developmentally disabled individuals from minors to adults is accompanied by major changes in legal status and the ability of their family caregiver(s) to make decisions on their behalf. Bet Tzedek Legal Service’s Mobile Family Conservatorship Clinic provides legal assistance that enables low income families with developmentally disabled children to make the transition in a healthy and supportive way. The Clinic is designed to help the families of the most severely disabled youth obtain limited conservatorships by providing them with legal representation and information on a range of critical issues. In addition, the staff conducts in depth assessments of the families’ social service needs, and connects them with appropriate resources. Support from the Keck Foundation is enabling Bet Tzedek to expand the successful pilot program, bringing it to approximately 200 families in two special education schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District over the next two years.