| EXPAT LEGAL
China Family Law Expert Reports
For UK, Australian, Canadian & International Courts
Expat Legal is the international practice group of Shanghai Kaimao LLP. We prepare expert reports on Chinese family law for proceedings in the English Family Court and other common law jurisdictions.
Reports are prepared under the direction of Flora Huang, a PRC-qualified lawyer with full rights of audience before the courts of the People’s Republic of China. All reports comply with Practice Direction 25B of the Family Procedure Rules (or the equivalent rules of the requesting jurisdiction) and are formatted for immediate filing.
Issues Typically Addressed
Reports address the questions most commonly arising in family proceedings involving a Chinese element:
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Child custody, guardianship, residence and contact under Chinese law
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International child relocation (leave to remove) applications
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Jurisdiction and applicable law in divorce proceedings
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Recognition and enforcement of foreign divorces in China (and vice versa)
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Division of marital assets and financial remedies, including assets in China
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Maintenance and spousal support
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Inheritance, succession and estate disputes governed by Chinese law
Report Content and Delivery
Each report contains neutral, fact-based analysis addressing the specific questions posed. It includes full citations to current Chinese statutes, Supreme People’s Court interpretations, relevant case law and treaties.
Reports are written in clear professional English and delivered as a digitally signed PDF (hard copy available on request). Standard turnaround is 2–4 weeks from instruction, with expedited options for urgent matters.
Experience
Flora Huang has practised cross-border family law in China since 2011 and has handled a substantial number of complex international cases. She is regularly instructed as an expert on Chinese family and inheritance law by courts in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, the United States and other jurisdictions.
Flora was the jointly appointed Chinese law expert in the landmark English High Court decision DO & BO (Temporary Relocation to China), Re [2017] EWHC 858 (Fam), and was formally certified as an expert in the Canadian case X.L. v. C.B., 2024 ONSC 3895 — where the court pointedly declined to certify another prominent international family lawyer.
Our Practice is Led by Flora Huang
Our unique international family law team is headed by Flora Huang. For over fifteen years, Flora has been China’s most trusted expat divorce lawyer.
She has personally handled nearly 400 complex cross-border cases and regularly serves as an expert witness for courts in the UK, US, Canada, Australia and other jurisdictions.
Get in Touch
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People's Republic of China