Who are we?

FindingHome is an international project made up of many different partners from across the world. We are trying to help children and young people get a better understanding of what happens when a child is abducted to a different country and the role that children can play in the process.

How do we do this?

We do this through consultations with young people across the globe, creating online resources like this and carrying out research into international parental child abduction.

The FindingHome Team

This project is led by Professor Marilyn Freeman, International Centre for Family Law, Policy and Practice, and The University of Westminster, London; Professor Nicola Taylor, University of Otago, New Zealand; and Professor Helen Stalford, University of Liverpool, England.

Professor Marilyn Freeman, PhD

Professor Marilyn Freeman, PhD

Marilyn Freeman is Co-Director of the International Centre for Family Law, Policy and Practice (ICFLPP), Principal Research Fellow at The Westminster Law School, London, and chairperson of the International Association of Child Law Researchers (IACLaR).

Professor Nicola Taylor

Professor Nicola Taylor

Professor Nicola Taylor is Director of the Children’s Issues Centre in the Faculty of Law at the University of Otago in New Zealand.

Professor Helen Stanford

Professor Helen Stalford

Helen Stalford is Professor of Law and founder of the European Children’s Rights Unit, School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool, UK

The project is supported by the members of The International Association of Child Law Researchers (IACLaR): Marilyn Freeman, Nicola Taylor, Helen Stalford, Judith Cashmore, Laura Carpaneto, Thalia Kruger, Anna Nylund, Marielle Bruning, Mark Henaghan, Diana Bryant, Rhona Schuz, Julia Sloth-Nielsen.

We are extremely grateful for the input of Professor Laura Lundy, Queen’s University, Belfast, and are also indebted to the Young Persons Advisory Group at the University of Liverpool for their invaluable assistance and insights which have informed our work on this project. We gratefully acknowledge the financial support for this project provided by the University of Westminster and The University of Liverpool.

Our International Partners

International Association of Child Law Researchers