Wilson on Children and the Law

Farrah Hudani, J.D., LL.M., is the new senior editor of the leading publication on children and their interests, Wilson on Children and the Law, and is the chapter editor of the Hague Convention section of the book. She is the founding partner of Burrison Hudani Doris, LLP. Farrah’s practice encompasses all areas of family law, including complex property and support claims and custody and access disputes. She has significant experience in jurisdictional issues, Hague Convention cases and mobility disputes. Farrah has argued leading reported cases in these areas and lectured at conferences in Canada and the United States. She has experience arguing cases at all levels of court, including the Ontario Court of Justice, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. Most recently, she argued in the Supreme Court of Canada on the issue of the availability of the writ of habeas corpus for children. Farrah is a member of the Ontario bar and the American bar. She also has an LL.M. in Family Law from Osgoode Hall Law School.

John P. Schuman, C.S., LL.M., LL.B., B.A.H., AEMCA is a Certified Specialist in Family Law. He is a respected family lawyer, education lawyer and children's rights lawyer. He is the partner managing the Family Law Group at Devry Smith Frank LLP, a 50 lawyer full service firm located in Toronto. He has earned the respect of his clients, judges, mediators and arbitrators for his sensible approach to resolving family law issues, his concern for children, and his understanding of complex financial matters.

John received his Honours B.A. from Queens University in 1994. He obtained his EMCA (paramedic designation) in 1995. He attended Law School at the University of Windsor, graduating in 1998. He then went on to complete his LL.M. in child and family law in 1999. His thesis on questioning child witnesses was published that same year and remains a frequently cited authority on the proper way to obtain the evidence of children.