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The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires public schools to provide a free appropriate public education to children with disabilities.
Susan Shirock DePaola, a lawyer practicing in the State of Alabama, can assist you in obtaining these services for your child. Her services include evaluating your child's eligibility, reviewing services rendered and the individual education plan (IEP) being used to plan for those services, the results of those services and representing parents in filing due process complaints to resolve differences between parents and school systems with respect to these issues.
This website outlines the types of legal services, how cases are selected, fee arrangements and lets you know a little about qualifications and experience. If you need more information you are encouraged to contact our office.
Children who are not being provided with required services can request a hearing before the Alabama State Department of Education. A hearing officer will decide whether the local system is in compliance with IDEA.
You are entitled to be represented at the hearing by an attorney. A written decision will be issued by the hearing officer. School systems are required to abide by the opinion of the hearing officer or appeal the decision to Federal Court.
The hearing is a formal administrative proceeding governed by the Alabama Rules of Evidence. An attorney can provide the guidance you need in this legal proceeding.
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No representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers.
(Alabama Rules of Professional Conduct rule 7.2(e)(1997)). Susan S. DePaola, 1726 West Second Street, Montgomery, Alabama 36106, 334-262-1600
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