Dependency Legal Services

...Quality, Commitment, Compassion.

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Dependency Legal Services is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) law firm that provides high quality legal representation and compassionately advocates for indigent families in juvenile dependency proceedings throughout six counties in Northern California.

Improving outcomes for those in the California Child Welfare System

4,000 clients at any given time across all of our counties
0 children re-entered foster care in Marin County in 2021
67 % of families reunited in Marin County in 2021