The system runs on deadlines nobody tells you about
Appeal windows close. Renewals lapse. Rights transfer on a birthday. Wayfound tracks each deadline for your child, with the statute behind it, so families across California and Texas find out in time instead of after.
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The Deadlines and Milestones screen for Aiden, 15, with an IPP Annual Review in 162 days and the age-18 milestones already on the board. Shown with sample family data.
Deadlines pulled from your own paperwork
Upload a notice and Wayfound reads the deadline out of it. For Maya, the What's next banner flags an IHSS denial appeal that is already 56 days overdue, with a Start preparing button right beside it. The deadline card quotes the uploaded notice itself: "You must file your request within 90 days from the date of this notice."
- 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 Sep 16, 2026 and a Medi-Cal annual renewal estimated for Oct 25, 2026 sit on the same screen as the overdue appeal.
- The law is attached. Citations such as W&I Code section 12300 and 42 CFR section 435 sit on the deadlines they govern.
Maya's deadlines, each badged with where the date came from. Shown with sample family data.
Every date shows the law behind it
A deadline you can cite is a deadline an agency takes seriously. On Aiden's timeline, the IPP Annual Review is cited to the Lanterman Act, W&I Code section 4646.5, and the IEP Triennial Review is cited to IDEA section 1414(c)(5). When you ask why a review is late, you can point to the exact line of law.
- 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.
Aiden's reviews, each cited to the statute that requires it. Shown with sample family data.
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.
Age-based milestones, each tied to the statute that creates it. Shown with sample family data.
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 1,300+ verified sources. Put your child's deadlines on one screen, with the law behind each one.
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