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Helen Blackburn is a Solicitor and Partner at The International Family Law Group LLP. She specialises in family law concerning children and has a particular expertise in child abduction law and cases with an international dimension or involving the cross border movement of children. She has extensive experience of cases involving arrangements for children, custody/residence, contact/access (domestic and international), adoption (domestic and inter country), the reciprocal enforcement of foreign orders, international relocation/ leave to remove applications and jurisdiction disputes. Helen is Chair of CALA in the UK.

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The Tipstaff is often one of the first topics of discussion raised by new clients who have been accused of abducting their children. Questions that I am regularly asked are “What is the Tipstaff?”...

Not all foreign adoption orders are automatically recognised in this country. Only the following adoption orders are automatically recognised in this country.Adoption orders made in Scotland,...

Many court hearings are currently being conducted by telephone or video link. This guide provides useful tips and advice on preparing for and attending a video hearing. What information will the Court...

Many court hearings are currently being conducted by telephone or video link. This guide provides useful tips and advice on preparing for and attending a telephone hearing. What information will the...

If your child is the subject of a Child Arrangements Order (CAO) made by a family court, you may be concerned about your ability to safely meet the requirements of the order during the Coronavirus...

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (Remedial) Order 2018 came into force on 3 January 2019, enabling single people for the very first time to apply for parental orders. Helen...

The Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (“1980 Hague Convention”) is a multilateral treaty developed by the Hague Conference on Private International...

The Hague Conference on Private International Law has recently published extremely helpful guidance on the interpretation of habitual residence and scope of the 1993 Hague Convention on Protection of...

ICALI, the newly established organisation for international child abduction lawyers in Italy, held its inaugural conference in Rome on 23 November 2017. ICALI, like our own CALA (the Child Abduction...

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