Juan Francisco is a family lawyer with wide experience in both national and international law. He is an expert in Child Abduction cases since he was Head of the Office from the Chilean Central Authority for the 1980 Hague Convention for more than 10 years, dealing not only with administrative matters but also representing left behind parents before courts. He is graduated from Law School of Universidad de Chile. Admitted to the Bar in November 1999. He has undertaken different studies in International Law including a Diploma in International Human Rights (2005, London School of Economics and Political Science). He has attended as speaker to several international seminars and meetings of experts in the field of International Family Maintenance obligations and also in the field of International Child Abduction. He is co-author of the book “Sustracción Internacional de Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes. Análisis, Normativa y Jurisprudencia” (International Child Abduction. Analysis, Legislation and Jurisprudence), published on 2011 under Thomson Reuters Chile. He is member of the Chilean Society of International Law, Chilean Association of Private International Law and the Chilean Family Lawyer Association.
