International family law: modern problems, ways to solve them and the role of international lawyer in resolving family disputes

The article highlights and explores the current problems of international family law, as well as ways to solve them. Particular attention is paid to the role of an international lawyer in resolving family disputes complicated by a foreign element. The authors provide the examples of topical disputes in the field of family relations that go beyond the jurisdiction of one state. The legislation of various states regulating these legal relations is analyzed. The aspects in which professional legal assistance may be necessary are indicated. In the course of the study, the authors came to the conclusion that it is necessary to modernize the current legislation at the international and national levels, establish positions of specialist consultants in state courts, both for judges and parties. The article justifies the need to organize annual legal forums to highlight the problems of international family law and ways of their solution, raise professional lawyers’ skills in the field of international family law.