DEADLINES AND MILESTONES

The system runs on deadlines nobody tells you about.

Appeal windows close. Renewals lapse. Rights transfer on a birthday. Wayfound helps track each deadline for your child with the source behind it, so families find out in time instead of after.

From recordsDates can come straight from uploaded notices.
CitedThe rule behind the date stays attached.
Age-awareTransition milestones show up before birthdays.
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Wayfound Deadlines and Milestones screen for sample child Aiden showing an IHSS review deadline and populated transition milestone cards.

Aiden's Deadlines and Milestones screen, shown with sample family data.

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FROM YOUR DOCUMENTS

Deadlines pulled from your own paperwork

Upload a notice and Wayfound reads the deadline out of it. For Sofia, the What's next banner keeps the next transition step visible, while the same screen holds a health insurance appeal date and a Medi-Cal renewal with source labels attached.

  • Every date is sourced. Each card is badged "From an uploaded record" or "Wayfound estimate," so you always know where a date came from.
  • Nothing hides in a drawer. A health insurance denial appeal due Oct 25, 2026 and a Medi-Cal annual renewal estimated for Nov 19, 2026 sit in the same timeline.
  • The law is attached. When a date comes from a rule, the citation stays on the deadline it governs.
Wayfound deadlines screen for sample child Sofia showing the next transition step, health insurance appeal deadline, Medi-Cal renewal estimate, source labels, and Start preparing actions.

Sofia's deadlines, each badged with where the date came from. Shown with sample family data.

LEGAL BASIS

Every date shows the law behind it

A milestone with context is easier to act on before the birthday is already here. On Aiden's timeline, Wayfound keeps transition planning beside the current deadline list, including conservatorship alternatives and transfer-of-rights planning.

  • Estimates say so. Any date Wayfound has to estimate is labeled "estimated," with a prompt to replace it the moment the official notice arrives.
  • Prep starts early. Each deadline comes with a prep checklist, so you know what to gather and do before the date, not just the date itself.
  • Citations you can quote. Drop the statute into an email or a meeting and the conversation changes.
Wayfound deadlines for sample child Aiden showing the Milestones tab with conservatorship alternatives and transfer-of-rights planning cards tied to age-based dates.

Aiden's milestones stay beside current deadlines, with planning actions ready. Shown with sample family data.

TRANSITION MILESTONES

The milestones nobody warns you about

Some deadlines are set by your child's birthday, and no agency sends a letter ahead of time. Wayfound maps statute-cited transition milestones at ages 14, 16, 18, and 21, so the transition years never sneak up on you.

  • Transfer of Educational Rights at 18. Cited to CA Ed Code sections 56043(g)(3) and 56345(g), so you can plan for it before the birthday, not after.
  • Conservatorship and its alternatives. A Start Conservatorship / Alternatives Planning milestone lands before 18, while every option is still open.
  • Adult services on time. The Regional Center Adult Services Transition milestone is tracked under the Lanterman Act, so adult planning starts when it should.
Wayfound Deadlines and Milestones screen showing Aiden's current IHSS review deadline above transition milestone cards with citations and planning actions.

Current deadlines and age-based milestones stay in one timeline. Shown with sample family data.

Close-up of a sample milestone card: Start Conservatorship / Alternatives Planning for Aiden, due in about 1.3 years on Sep 22, 2027, badged Based on your child's age, advising the family to compare supported decision-making, powers of attorney, educational-rights assignment, and limited conservatorship before 18, with a Start planning button and a 7-step checklist

One milestone card up close, planned from the birthday. Click any screenshot to enlarge it.

Find out in time, not after

Wayfound covers 71 programs across California and Texas, grounded in 1,340+ advocate-verified sources. Put your child's deadlines on one screen, with the law behind each one.

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