International Academy of Family Lawyers

17th February 2026

Image: Barbara Corbett, IAFL Fellow

To view the 2026 certified list of IAFL Lawyers, you can click this link: here.

Advocate Barbara Corbett is the only practising family lawyer in Jersey who is a fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers.

So what is IAFL and why is it so important?  

"IAFL is a worldwide association of practicing lawyers who are recognized by their peers as the most experienced and skilled family law specialists in their respective countries. IAFL was formed in 1986 to improve the practice of law and the administration of justice in the area of divorce and family law throughout the world.

IAFL Fellows are able to provide legal advice to clients and other lawyers on:

• family law issues in their own jurisdictions and where international issues arise
• divorce, nullity and dissolution of same sex partnerships
• separation
• finances
• marital and child support
• domestic abuse
• marital and cohabitation agreements
• issues in relation to children including custody and residence, visitation, relocation, abduction, surrogacy, adoption and public law
• dispute resolution including litigation, mediation, collaborative law and arbitration

IAFL Membership

Membership of IAFL is by invitation only...The process is a rigorous one, designed to ensure that the high level of expertise within IAFL is maintained."