Welcome to the USA Chapter homepage of the International Academy of Family Lawyers.
The IAFL is a worldwide association of practising lawyers who are recognised by their peers as the most experienced and expert family law specialists in their respective countries.
The Academy was formed in 1986, inspired in part by the success of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, an organisation founded in 1962 to improve the practice of law and administration of justice in the area of divorce and family law in the USA.
The primary objective of the Academy is to improve international family law practice throughout the world. It pursues that objective in a number of ways: creating a network of expertise in international family law around the world; providing its fellows with information about both international and national developments in the law; offering advice and assistance to the wider public; promoting law reform and, where possible, harmonisation of law.
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Stuart Barr | Co-opted Member, Management Committee | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | 2024 |
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Inger Blackford | Vice President | Auckland, New Zealand | 2025 |
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Anita Chan | Co-opted Member, Management Committee | Dunedin, New Zealand | 2022 |
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Rita Ku | Co-Opted Member, Management Committee | Central, Hong Kong, China | 2025 |
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Poonam Mirchandani | Vice President | Singapore, Singapore | 2022 |
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Corinne Remedios | Immediate Past President | Central, Hong Kong, China | 2024 |
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John Spender | President Elect, Asia Pacific Chapter | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 2026 |
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Jason Walker | Co-opted Member, Management Committee | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 2022 |
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Geoff Wilson | Immediate Past President | Brisbane, QLD, Australia | 2025 |
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Kai Yun Wong | President, Asia Pacific Chapter | Singapore, Singapore | 2026 |
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Kay Melbye | President | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | 2024 |
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Karen Shirley-Paterson | Secretary | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | 2024 |
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Karon Bales | Immediate Past President | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 2024 |
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Oren Weinberg | President Elect | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 2024 |
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Caroline Harnois | Treasurer | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | 2024 |
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Emma Hatley | President Elect | London, England | 2025 |
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William Healing | Vice President | London, England | 2025 |
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Renato Labi | Secretary | London, England | 2025 |
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Alice Meier-Bourdeau | Vice President | Paris, France | 2025 |
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Isabelle Rein-Lescastereyres | Vice President | Paris, France | 2022 |
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Julia Pasche | Treasurer | Munich, Germany | 2025 |
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Soma Kölcsényi | Vice President | Budapest, Hungary | 2025 |
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Sandra Verburgt | President | The Hague, Netherlands | 2025 |
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Karen O'Leary | Elected Member, Management Committee | Derry - Londonderry, Northern Ireland | 2025 |
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Alberto Perez Cedillo | Immediate Past President | Madrid, Spain | 2025 |
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Wendy Crew | President-Elect | Birmingham | 2024 |
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William Glucksman | Treasurer | Los Angeles | 2024 |
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Frederic Siegel | Vice President | Stamford | 2025 |
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Jorge Cestero | Past President | West Palm Beach | 2024 |
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Tina Roddenbery | Parliamentarian | Atlanta | 2024 |
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Reneaux Collins | Immediate Past President | Louisville | 2024 |
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Deborah Webb | Vice President | Bethesda | 2024 |
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Amanda Trigg | Counsel | Saddle Brook | 2024 |
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Susan Moss | Secretary | New York | 2024 |
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Pamela Sloan | Counsel | New York | 2022 |
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Peter Buchbauer | President | Winchester | 2024 |
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Katharine Maddox | First Vice President | Falls Church | 2024 |
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William Sloan | Secretary | Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia | 2026 |
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Karen O'Leary | Elected Member, Management Committee | Dublin, Ireland | 2025 |
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Masami Kittaka | Co-opted Member, Management Committee | Tokyo, Japan | 2025 |
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Jeremy Chan | Treasurer | Admiralty, Hong Kong, China | 2026 |
