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Helen Blackburn

Partner · The International Family Law Group LLP

EnglandFamily / Children, International Child Abduction

About

Partner at The International Family Law Group LLP and a specialist in child law, recognised for expertise in international child abduction and cross-border children matters. She qualified as a solicitor in 1998 and joined IFLG as a partner in 2009, acting for adults and children in Hague Convention cases, relocation, adoption, surrogacy, wardship and related jurisdictional disputes.

Practice areas

Family / ChildrenInternational Child AbductionAdoptionSurrogacyPrivate International Law

Office

Expertise

Hague Convention / international child abduction proceedingsRepresentation of left-behind parents (instructed by ICACU)International relocation / leave to remove applicationsReciprocal enforcement of foreign ordersDomestic and intercountry adoptionSurrogacyWardshipForced marriage casesJurisdictional disputes involving children

Admissions

  • Qualified as a solicitor (1998)
  • Accredited by Resolution as a specialist in child abduction and private children law
  • Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL)
  • Member, The Child Abduction Lawyers Association (CALA)
  • Member, The Law Society
  • Member, Reunite: International Child Abduction Centre