Twice in as many days, news reports surfaced of a neighbor tipping off authorities regarding the physical abuse or sexual abuse of children. In the latest case, a 51-year-old man in Pennsylvania was arrested after police discovered 12 girls living in his home. They ranged in age from six months... View Article
Throughout society, law enforcement officials and child abuse advocates and foster care attorneys implore citizens who witness crimes to take an important step: “See something? Say something.” An Okeechobee, Florida, mother has been arrested for not reporting suspected abuse of her two young children perpetrated by her husband. Detectives with the... View Article
Florida’s privatized system of foster care is still failing our children. This documentary, which aired at the Palm Beach film festival, tells the story of many children who have fallen through the cracks of Florida’s experiment and who have been physically, sexually and emotionally abused in the system that was... View Article
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