Dependency Legal Services

…Quality, Commitment, Compassion.

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Our multidisciplinary approach ensures high quality representation and works to improve client outcomes.

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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.

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Improving outcomes for those in the California Child Welfare System

4000 clients at any given time across all of our counties
0 children re-entered foster care in Marin County in 2021
66.7% of families reunited in Marin County in 2021