Biography

Geraldine is a Family law practitioner, specialising in public and private law cases relating to children including removal from the jurisdiction, child abduction, adoption (including inter-country adoption), Family law property disputes including ancillary relief, co-habitation and Court of Protection

Experience

Geraldine has particular experience in child abdution matters and inquiries involving public law children issues.  She recently appeared in the case of Re S (a Child) before the Supreme Court on an appeal where judgment was handed down giving further guidance on the assessment of risk under Article 13(b) of the Hague Convention 1980.

Reported Cases

Re S (a Child) [2012] UKSC 10

Re B (Care proceedings: Withdrawal) [2010] All ER (D) 190

Re T (Abduction: Italy) [2010] EWHC 3177 (Fam)

A v B (Abduction: Declaration) [2009] 1 FLR 1253

M v T (Abduction) [2009] 1 FLR 1309

Re RC and BC (Child Abduction)(Brussels II Revised: Art 11(7)) [2009]1 FLR 574

Re F (Abduction: Removal Outside Juridiction) [2008]

Re E (Child Abduction: Non-Convention Country)[1999] 2 FLR 642 CA

Camden LBC v Goldenberg  [1997] 1 FLR 556 CA

Education

LLB (Hons) University College London

Interests

History of art; travel