In a case that could help ensure Florida’s at-risk children in the care of the Department of Children and Families and in need of mental health services get the treatment they require, a Miami child welfare judge has demanded that Florida DCF officials appear in court to explain their actions. The... View Article
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Florida Child Advocates Laud Judge’s Ruling on Medical Costs for Needy Kids
In an important win for Florida’s most vulnerable children – and the doctors and advocates who serve them, a U.S. federal judge this week ruled that the state’s healthcare system for those children violates various federal laws. The move follows a decade-long battle by pediatricians who care for those kids,... View Article
Keep Florida’s Children First in Mind When Planning Your 2015 Giving
If making life better for Florida’s abused, abandoned and neglected children is not already on your charitable priority list, consider Florida’s Children First. Thanks to the unwavering support of child advocates and supporters statewide, we’ve been able to help some of the 20,000 children in foster care who depend Florida’s... View Article
Talenfeld Law Open House Showcases Firm Focused on Abused, Disabled, Injured Kids
Talenfeld Law recently celebrated its grand opening with an open house event at the firm’s office. Scores of South Florida child advocates, attorneys and others who help protect children in the child welfare system were in attendance. Led by Howard Talenfeld, one of the nation’s preeminent children’s rights attorneys, Talenfeld Law... View Article
Foster Child Abuse Attorney Named Most Effective Lawyer Finalist for $27 Million Case
Preeminent foster child abuse lawyer and staunch advocate for child welfare reform in the state capital, Howard Talenfeld, was named a finalist as one of this year’s Most Effective Lawyers by the Daily Business Review. Talenfeld, who recently opened Talenfeld Law, one of Florida’s first law firms dedicated to protecting... View Article