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Governor Scott Signs $5 Million Claims Bill for Child Sexually Abused by Foster Boy Living in the Home

On Friday, March 23, 2018, Governor Rick Scott signed CS/HB 6509, a claims bill that directs the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) to pay more than $5 million awarded by a Florida jury to C.M.H., a victim of sexual abuse by a child in foster care. This marks the largest known recovery in… View Article

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Law Firm for Eight Abused Former Foster Care Children Settle With NYC, Child Care Agencies for $26 Million

Attorneys representing eight developmentally disabled foster children who were placed in what one judge called a “house of horrors” foster home settled with New York state adoption and child welfare agencies and their state-contracted providers in 2014 for $26 million.

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Florida DCF Hit With $5 Million Verdict in Child-On-Child Sex Abuse

Florida child abuse attorney Howard Talenfeld earned a $5 million jury verdict in 2013 against the Florida Department of Children & Family Services on behalf a child repeatedly raped by a foster child and known child-on-child sexual predator who had been placed in the plaintiff’s home.

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Provider Settles Violent Child-On-Child Rape Claim for $4 Million

Child abuse attorney Howard Talenfeld successfully negotiated a $4 million settlement on behalf of a child repeatedly raped in a residential facility. Administrators at the center were ignorant of systemic abuse, repeated reports by and from state officials, and even the admission of the child aggressor.

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Local 10: Employee at Broward Youth Treatment Center tests positive for coronavirus

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At Justice for Kids, one of our greatest fears is that children in Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) delinquency programs, foster care and disability group homes contract the Coronavirus. According to Local 10 WPLG, The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice confirmed that an employee at a South Florida facility has... View Article

Young Man Dies at Broward Youth Treatment Center

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Child advocates and attorneys who fight to protect from abuse teens and youths in the Florida juvenile justice system are watching closely the case of a teen who died at a drug treatment center in Pembroke Pines. The youth’s case also has raised the interest of police and state juvenile... View Article

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Thousands of foster children, former foster children, developmentally disabled and medically fragile children are part of the Florida child care system. If you’re currently or formerly a child in – or an advocate for or parent of a child in the foster care system – the Justice for Kids blog… View Article

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Justice for Kids Leader Howard Talenfeld Honored at Keiser University Choice Awards

Howard M. Talenfeld, a leading children’s rights attorney and Business Unit Leader of Justice for Kids, a division of Kelley Kronenberg, was recently recognized as an honoree at the Keiser University Choice Awards – Minority Community Leaders Gala on November 17. This special event recognized and celebrated the achievements of… View Article

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Miami Herald: Teen was tortured in Broward home for a decade, police say. A sex offender lived there, too.

As reported by the Miami Herald, a 15-year-old girl suffered close to a decade of horrors at a Margate home where new court records reveal that a sex offender also lived. Horace Crawley, 74, was arrested on Sunday and is now charged with failure to register as a sex offender…. View Article

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Miami New Times – Lawsuit: State Agency Ignored Red Flags Before Miami Mother Killed Children

A lawsuit has been filed accusing a state agency of ignoring red flags that ultimately led to the tragic deaths of two children. According to a report by Miami New Times, the agency ignored the increasingly dangerous household and signs that the mother was behaving erratically. Read more from Miami… View Article

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Prominent Children’s Rights Attorney Howard Talenfeld Named to Florida Trend 500 Legends List

Howard M. Talenfeld, a leading children’s rights attorney and Business Unit Leader of Justice for Kids, a division of Kelley Kronenberg, has once again been selected by Florida Trend magazine for its annual Florida 500 list. This special section highlights the 500 most influential executives in different economic sectors throughout… View Article

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Governor Scott Signs $5 Million Claims Bill for Child Sexually Abused by Foster Boy Living in the Home

On Friday, March 23, 2018, Governor Rick Scott signed CS/HB 6509, a claims bill that directs the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) to pay more than $5 million awarded by a Florida jury to C.M.H., a victim of sexual abuse by a child in foster care. This marks… View Article

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Law Firm for Eight Abused Former Foster Care Children Settle With NYC, Child Care Agencies for $26 Million

Attorneys representing eight developmentally disabled foster children who were placed in what one judge called a “house of horrors” foster home settled with New York state adoption and child welfare agencies and their state-contracted providers in 2014 for $26 million.

Read Full Article
Florida DCF Hit With $5 Million Verdict in Child-On-Child Sex Abuse

Florida child abuse attorney Howard Talenfeld earned a $5 million jury verdict in 2013 against the Florida Department of Children & Family Services on behalf a child repeatedly raped by a foster child and known child-on-child sexual predator who had been placed in the plaintiff’s home.

Read Full Article
Provider Settles Violent Child-On-Child Rape Claim for $4 Million

Child abuse attorney Howard Talenfeld successfully negotiated a $4 million settlement on behalf of a child repeatedly raped in a residential facility. Administrators at the center were ignorant of systemic abuse, repeated reports by and from state officials, and even the admission of the child aggressor.

Read Full Article

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Welcome to the Justice For Kids Blog

Thousands of foster children, former foster children, developmentally disabled and medically fragile children are part of the Florida child care system. If you’re currently or formerly a child in – or an advocate for or parent of a child in the foster care system – the Justice for Kids blog… View Article

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Justice for Kids Leader Howard Talenfeld Honored at Keiser University Choice Awards

Howard M. Talenfeld, a leading children’s rights attorney and Business Unit Leader of Justice for Kids, a division of Kelley Kronenberg, was recently recognized as an honoree at the Keiser University Choice Awards – Minority Community Leaders Gala on November 17. This special event recognized and celebrated the achievements of… View Article

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Miami Herald: Teen was tortured in Broward home for a decade, police say. A sex offender lived there, too.

As reported by the Miami Herald, a 15-year-old girl suffered close to a decade of horrors at a Margate home where new court records reveal that a sex offender also lived. Horace Crawley, 74, was arrested on Sunday and is now charged with failure to register as a sex offender…. View Article

Read Full Article
Miami New Times – Lawsuit: State Agency Ignored Red Flags Before Miami Mother Killed Children

A lawsuit has been filed accusing a state agency of ignoring red flags that ultimately led to the tragic deaths of two children. According to a report by Miami New Times, the agency ignored the increasingly dangerous household and signs that the mother was behaving erratically. Read more from Miami… View Article

Read Full Article
Prominent Children’s Rights Attorney Howard Talenfeld Named to Florida Trend 500 Legends List

Howard M. Talenfeld, a leading children’s rights attorney and Business Unit Leader of Justice for Kids, a division of Kelley Kronenberg, has once again been selected by Florida Trend magazine for its annual Florida 500 list. This special section highlights the 500 most influential executives in different economic sectors throughout… View Article

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20/20 interviews Howard Talenfeld on abused foster kids
Negligent Investigations of Child Abuse and Neglect

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Results & verdicts

Governor Scott Signs $5 Million Claims Bill for Child Sexually Abused by Foster Boy Living in the Home

On Friday, March 23, 2018, Governor Rick Scott signed CS/HB 6509, a claims bill that directs the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) to pay more than $5 million awarded by a Florida jury to C.M.H., a victim of sexual abuse by a child in foster care. This marks… View Article

Read Full Article
Law Firm for Eight Abused Former Foster Care Children Settle With NYC, Child Care Agencies for $26 Million

Attorneys representing eight developmentally disabled foster children who were placed in what one judge called a “house of horrors” foster home settled with New York state adoption and child welfare agencies and their state-contracted providers in 2014 for $26 million.

Read Full Article
Florida DCF Hit With $5 Million Verdict in Child-On-Child Sex Abuse

Florida child abuse attorney Howard Talenfeld earned a $5 million jury verdict in 2013 against the Florida Department of Children & Family Services on behalf a child repeatedly raped by a foster child and known child-on-child sexual predator who had been placed in the plaintiff’s home.

Read Full Article
Provider Settles Violent Child-On-Child Rape Claim for $4 Million

Child abuse attorney Howard Talenfeld successfully negotiated a $4 million settlement on behalf of a child repeatedly raped in a residential facility. Administrators at the center were ignorant of systemic abuse, repeated reports by and from state officials, and even the admission of the child aggressor.

Read Full Article

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Local 10: Employee at Broward Youth Treatment Center tests positive for coronavirus

Young Man Dies at Broward Youth Treatment Center

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