Author Archives for Justice for Kids
November 3, 2025 11:39 pm
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Congratulations to Stacie Schmerling, Co-Founder and Lead Partner of Justice for Kids, a Division of Kelley Kronenberg, on being named to Florida Trend’s Legal Elite NOTABLE Women Leaders in Law! This recognition highlights Stacie’s exceptional leadership, professional excellence and dedication as a child abuse lawyer advocating for her clients. Her... View Article
October 28, 2025 8:47 pm
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As reported by the Sun-Sentinel, Palm Beach County prosecutors announced that they would be seeking the death penalty against two men accused of repeatedly sexually abusing a 6-year-old girl. Now, they are two of the first defendants facing capital punishment for child sex abuse in this country. Justin Grosz, Co-founder... View Article
October 7, 2025 11:08 am
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By: Justin Grosz, Esquire Oregon’s child welfare system is finally responding to a crisis that’s been building for years. After the heartbreaking death of a 17-year-old foster teen who had been living in a hotel for weeks, lawmakers introduced Senate Bill 875, a much-needed effort to give Oregon foster youth more rights,... View Article
October 7, 2025 11:05 am
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By: Justin Grosz, Esquire In a quiet neighborhood in Camden County, New Jersey, a horror story was unfolding behind closed doors—one that no one saw, and no one stopped. According to prosecutors, two young girls were confined inside their own home for over seven years, subjected to physical abuse,... View Article
October 7, 2025 11:02 am
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By: Justin Grosz, Esquire Is it fair for survivors of childhood sexual abuse to be denied justice simply because they cannot recall every detail of a traumatic, repressed memory? This is the devastating reality exposed in Wright v. State of New York (2025 NY Slip Op 01564), where the plaintiff, Chi... View Article
October 7, 2025 10:56 am
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By: Justin Grosz, Esquire In C.G. v. City of New York, Slip Op 31708(U), the plaintiff filed a case under the Child Victims Act (CVA) of New York, claiming that during the early 1990s, she was subjected to repeated sexual abuse by her foster father and foster brother while living in... View Article
October 7, 2025 10:49 am
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By: Julianna Walo, Esquire I’ve spent decades fighting for children’s rights, and I thought I’d seen the worst of systems who fail kids. Then I read about Mackenzi Felmlee, and I realized that Illinois’ DCFS is exactly where it was 36 years ago when the landmark ACLU class action lawsuit... View Article
July 17, 2025 10:22 pm
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By: Julianna Walo, Esquire Illinois’ child welfare system, overseen by the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), is facing a deepening crisis rooted in chronic understaffing, high caseworker turnover, and systemic negligence. Reports and audits have consistently shown that Illinois caseworkers carry caseloads well beyond recommended limits, resulting in... View Article
July 17, 2025 10:08 pm
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By: Justin Grosz, Esquire In the past few months, more than 100 unaccompanied migrant children have been removed from their homes and placed into federal custody after agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) conducted unannounced “welfare checks” at foster care... View Article
July 16, 2025 7:58 pm
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By: Howard Talenfeld, Esquire When Foster Care Ends, the Struggle Often Begins For many young people in the Texas foster care system, turning 18 does not feel like a celebration; it feels like being cut off. No more stable housing. No guaranteed help with school or work. No one to... View Article
