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Rebecca De Stefano
Chartered Legal Executive at Duncan Lewis Solicitors
Family LawChildren LawFamily Dispute Resolution
Chartered Legal Executive at Duncan Lewis Solicitors.
I am a Chartered Legal Executive specialising in family law at Duncan Lewis. I represent clients in a range of matters including public law proceedings, private children law, international family law and domestic violence injunctions.
I have gained a wealth of experience and have a particular interest in international children law having guided clients through the complex legal system under the Hague Convention.
I am fluent in Spanish and I am frequently instructed by Spanish speaking clients who appreciate being able to speak in their native language about difficult and often emotive family matters.
Rebecca De Stefano’s profile brings together professional experience, specialist subjects and published Chronicle Law contributions.
Children Law
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Family Dispute Resolution
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From Rebecca’s Chronicle Law profile.
FAMILY LAW · 3 MIN READ
Child’s Best Interest vs Parental Rights: Court of Appeal Overturns Cross-Border Custody Ruling
In a landmark Court of Appeal decision, a High Court ruling was overturned in a cross-border child custody dispute involving a 14-year-old boy removed to Ghana by his parents without his consent. Rebecca De Stefano, explores the tension between parental authority and a child’s autonomy in international family law.
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CRIMINAL LAW · 5 MIN READ
Does the Hague Convention Adequately Protect Children in Cases of Abuse?
The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction is designed to prevent parental abduction by swiftly returning children to their habitual residence. But does it always serve the child’s best interests? Chartered Legal Executive Rebecca De Stefano examines growing concerns that the Convention, particularly Article 13(b), may fall short in protecting children from domestic abuse, coercive control, and other complex risks.
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