Howard M. Talenfeld. A leading Florida foster care abuse attorney and life-long advocate for children’s rights, recently was awarded the University of Miami Law Alumni Association’s Alumni Achievement Award. Talenfeld was recognized for his tireless efforts on behalf of society’s most vulnerable citizens. Watch this brief video from the award... View Article
The headline in the New York Daily News said it all: “Agency responsible for placing foster children with accused perv previously sent kid to foster parent that tortured them.” The agency had a history of placing foster kids with abusers. The nonprofit agency, SCO, sent foster kids to Cesar Gonzales-Mugaburu,... View Article
Howard M. Talenfeld, Managing Partner of Talenfeld Law and a life-long advocate for children’s rights, will be honored with the Alumni Achievement Award at the University of Miami Law Alumni Association annual Broward County Judicial Reception. The event will be held on Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at the 7th floor... View Article
This Thursday, dedicated South Florida child advocates who fight to protect the state’s most vulnerable foster children and at-risk kids will gather for the Broward Child Advocacy Awards & Reception supporting Florida’s Children First, the state’s leading child advocacy organization. The event will be held at The Riverside Hotel (620 East... View Article
Children across Florida who have suffered rape, child sexual abuse, child abuse, and other personal injury often wait years to receive damages awarded by the court or juries – if they ever receive the money at all. Claims bills now before the Florida Legislature could make money available to help... View Article
Tiervondria “Tia” McCall is an amazing, and inspiring young lady, even though she struggled with stability and safety for most of her life. She will be honored as the Youth Advocate of the Year at the Florida’s Children First Broward Child Advocacy Awards & Reception. The event will be held Thursday, February 25,... View Article
When the Florida Supreme Court issued its Juvenile Rules Opinion this week on requiring attorneys for Florida foster children with special needs, it was the successful culmination of a 10-year effort by the state’s leading foster child advocates, including the Florida Guardian ad Litem (GAL) program and Florida’s Children First... View Article
Abused, abandoned and neglected are the lives many South Florida foster children lead. Yet, what one Miami judge saw recently regarding the events they endured and care they receive he called ineptitude and incompetent. The judge was commenting on the violent “cockfights” and brawls children at a Miami group home for... View Article
Just about a year ago, child advocates and attorneys who represent children who have been harmed by child abuse, sex abuse and other personal injuries were aghast at the story of Phoebe Jonchuck, the 5-year-old Central Florida girl whose father, John, threw her from a bridge into Tampa Bay. We all... View Article
Florida child welfare administrators have had a long, troubled history with privatization of foster care services provided to the state’s at-risk, harmed, abused, and needy children. Our children have suffered sexual abuse, child abuse, personal injury, and other harm for years. Florida, it seems, wasn’t the only state with issues. A... View Article