Contact Details
The International Family Law Group LLP
Octagon Point
5 Cheapside, St Paul's
London
EC2V 6AA
England
- 0203 178 5668
- Helen.Blackburn@iflg.uk.com
- www.iflg.uk.com
Profile
Partner at The International Family Law Group LLP and international child law specialist. Specialisms include: child abduction (Hague and non-Hague), adoption (intercountry and domestic), child arrangements disputes (domestic and international), recognition and enforcement of foreign orders, relocation (external and internal), jurisdictional disputes concerning children and transfers of jurisdiction, parentage, paternity and surrogacy. A founding member and former Chair of CALA (the Child Abduction Lawyers Association - association for child abduction law specialists in England and Wales). Author of chapters on Child Abduction, International Adoption and Legal Aid in The International Family Law Practice (LexisNexis). Member of the International Family Law Committee. Ranked as a "Children: Cross-border" specialist by Chambers & Partners (Band 1) and a "Leading Individual" in Legal 500. Resolution accredited specialist. Represented parties (parents and children) at all levels of court in England and Wales including in the UK Supreme Court.
Languages Spoken: English
Practice Areas: Adoption, Appeals, Arbitration, Child Custody/Residence/Visitation/Contact, Emergency Procedures/Injunctions, Enforcement: Child Custody, Hague Convention/Child Abduction, Parentage/Paternity, Relocation/Removal from Jurisdiction, Surrogacy
