BEVERLY HILLS — Judson Center’s Lahser Children’s Respite Home, located at 31111 Lahser Road in Beverly Hills, will be closing its doors Sept. 28. The closure follows a ruling that the center is no longer in compliance with Michigan Public Act 116.

Lahser Children’s Respite Home has been a resource in the community since 1986, providing respite care for children between the ages of 6 and 17 who have autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, Down syndrome, and other intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Michigan Public Act 116 does not allow for a child care facility to accept both minors and adults. Thirty-eight years ago, Lahser Children’s Respite Home was granted a variance, allowing adults through age 26 to receive respite care at the home,

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