The Price of Care: Taken by the State | Season 2, Ep. 2 of an ABC10 Originals five-part docuseries

Deborah Findley's son, Andrew, has autism and other health conditions. That's why when he was turning 18, Deborah decided to get a limited conservatorship, a common legal tool that allows Californians to continue providing care and protection for their loved ones with disabilities. But Deborah was blindsided; the California Department of Developmental Services (DDS) competed with her - eventually getting conservatorship.

DDS will not let Deborah see her son in person, and in the last three years she's been allowed less than 100 hours of contact with Andrew. She has spent over $300,000 in legal fees fighting the state agency's court-ordered conservatorship to have access to her son.

In episode two of "The Price of Care: Taken by the State," investigative reporter Andie Judson uncovers how the limited conservatorship system operates, through your tax dollars, and exposes alarming conflicts of interest, posing the question, "How do you fight a system funded by a $12 billion state agency?"

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Many have heard of conservatorships by way of Britney Spears or the Golden Globe winning Netflix film, “I Care a Lot.” One year in the making, the ABC10 Originals 5-part series, “The Price of Care: Investigating California Conservatorships” by investigative reporter Andie Judson, dove into the systemic issues of conservatorships in California and what's being done to regulate this $13-billion-dollar industry.
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