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Rebecca McKelvey Castañeda
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Rebecca McKelvey Castañeda is a Member of the firm in the Nashville and Franklin offices. She works exclusively in the practice known as Family Law with an emphasis in international family law, especially parental child abductions from country to country. She has significant experience with cases brought under the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and the International Child Abduction Remedies Act. The United States has signed this particular Hague treaty along with about 73 other countries. You can find out more about this law and how it applies, by clicking here. Rebecca’s published work on the Hague Convention, An Overview of the International Parental Child Abduction Provisions of the Hague Convention, 7 ANKARA L. REV. 1, 65 (2010), is available upon request. Rebecca and her team have much experience in Hague Convention litigation and can help your family navigate these difficult international issues.
In addition to her international family law work, Rebecca also represents clients in Tennessee family law. Her practice includes many years of experience representing clients who must face divorce. Rebecca and her team can handle intellectual property matters in divorce. She helps clients with a variety of issues related to families, children, custody, grandparents and other family members, divorces, prenuptial agreements, and family relocations. Rebecca serves on the editorial committee of the Tennessee Bar Association that updates the Tennessee Alimony Benchbook each year.
With offices in Nashville and Williamson County, Rebecca is easily accessible.
Bar Admissions
Past Admission Pro Hac Vice in Other Jurisdictions
Tennessee
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Memberships
Community Involvement
Education
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Mercer Law Review, Lead Articles Editor; Casenote: “Blakely v. Washington: Criminal Sentencing and the Sixth Amendment Limitation on Judicial Factfinding,” 56 Mercer L.Rev. 1079 (2005) |
Bootle Inn of Court, Macon, Ga., 2005-06 |
Moot Court 2005 Georgia Intrastate Competition Team, 2nd Place Oralist |
Legal Writing Certificate Program |
Christian Legal Society, President, 2005-06 |
Legal Aid Clinic, Vice President, 2004-05 |
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Study Abroad in Australia, New Zealand and Kenya |