Karin Verbist had been a member of the Antwerp Bar since 1993.  As a lawyer she is specialized in Family Law, International Family Law and International Parental Child Abductions.  She is a certified mediator in family cases and a cross border mediator. Karin Verbist is associate partner of the LEPCA lawyers and has been a speaker on many conferences on international child abductions.  She has also published on international relocation of children.