Hélène Carvallo is a French attorney and mediator residing in New York, dedicated to international family affairs. Admitted to the Paris and New York bars with extensive binational legal practice, Ms.Carvallo is honored to be a legal adviser for the Consulate General of France in New York and a Knight of the French National Order of Merit.
“My goal is to help families to recover from critical times by guaranteeing them the resources they need to focus their energy on rebuilding happy and balanced lives.”
Through the years Hélène has developed a multilingual international practice, focusing in Matrimonial & Family Law and Estate Planning – Anticipation, Litigation and Settlement – involving cross-border couples and international families.
Within her scope of services are: prenuptial and postnuptial agreements or ‘contrats de mariage’,
cross-border separation and divorce, support, division of assets, domestic violence and order of protection, child custody and visitation rights, relocation cases or the enforcement of foreign orders in New York.
“I strive to provide responsive, attentive and knowledgeable answers to my clients’ questions.”
Over the years Hélène has also worked as co-counsel on several child abduction cases.
“Though court litigation may be necessary, I seek to encourage settlement and mediation.”
Hélène has volunteered for the Brooklyn Legal Aid Society and currently offers pro bono consultations once a month at the Consulate General of France in New York.
She is an active member of the following professional organizations: International Academy of Family Lawyers, New York State Bar Association, American Bar Association, New York County Lawyers Association, New York Women’s Bar Association, The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP Affiliate Member), the French-American Bar Association, the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, the New York City Bar Association, the National Association for Divorce Professionals (French Chapter), the French -American Chamber of Commerce and the UIA – Union Internationale des Avocats.
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Hélène Carvallo highlights that her pro-bono participation in such forums are strictly educational and by no means constitutes endorsements. She has no political affiliations. According to her schedule, Hélène is open to speaking engagements and considers conferences, interviews etc, as wonderful opportunities to serve all groups in the French community.
University of California – BERKELEY
New York, NY
New York, NY
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New York State
Paris
U.S.Eastern District of New York
MiKK Cross-border Family Mediation Advance Training (50 hours)- Berlin
Diploma of international and intercultural mediation, Ifomène, Paris.
Advanced Certificate in Cross-Border Estates (with merit).
DESS (Postgraduate Diploma) in Humanitarian Intervention and Administration of non governmental organizations, created by Rony Brauman.
Maîtrise (J.D. equivalent) in International Law
Diploma in International Legal Translation (British & Spanish),
Diplomas in Business English and Spanish
French,English,Spanish & Portuguese
Prenuptial and Postnuptial agreements, Contrats de mariage, Will drafting, Advice and consultation on specific client concerns.
Spousal support, Equitable distribution,
Divorce, Child custody and support, Relocation, Orders of protection
Family Mediation, Alternative methods to foster peaceful resolution of conflict.
ADR – mediation, settlement conferences, neutral evaluation, and arbitration, etc.