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Tag Archive: Divorce

Financial Abuse in Marriage and Divorce: The Silent Power Play You Can’t Ignore

Leanne Townsend | October 17, 2025

When we think about abuse in relationships, our minds often go straight to the physical or emotional. But there’s another form—quieter, harder to see—that can be just as damaging: financial... Continue Reading...

CHILD SUPPORT HAS GONE UP…AND DOWN

Steve Benmor | October 16, 2025

The Government of Canada has announced that new Federal Child Support Tables will come into effect on October 1, 2025. These updated tables will apply in every province and territory and are THE... Continue Reading...

IS AN ‘RESP’ PROPERTY TO BE DIVIDED IN DIVORCE?

Steve Benmor | July 25, 2025

For decades, divorce lawyers would hive off the RESP’s when calculating each spouse’s property for the purposes of ‘equalization of net family property’ in divorce. The understanding was that this... Continue Reading...

ONTARIO’S LEGAL SYSTEM IS BROKEN

Steve Benmor | June 24, 2025

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice, together with the Attorney General of Ontario, conducted a comprehensive review of the province’s Rules of Civil Procedure. Their goal was to identify meaningful... Continue Reading...

DIRTY TRICKS WE SEE IN DIVORCE

Steve Benmor | June 17, 2025

A bad marriage is hard.  Divorce is harder. Negotiating a divorce is very hard.  Dirty tricks in a divorce is not hard; It is shocking…But sadly it happens….often. Amidst the... Continue Reading...

WHY THE ALARMING DROP IN CIVILITY IN ONTARIO’S FAMILY LAW BAR?

Steve Benmor | June 10, 2025

In the realm of family law practice in Ontario, an unsettling trend has emerged – a very concerning level of incivility among family law lawyers. The erosion of civility is... Continue Reading...

JUDGE BLOWS CAP ON RETROACTIVE SUPPORT

Steve Benmor | June 3, 2025

Not every case has such juicy facts like those in Jansen v. DiCecco, 2025 ONCJ 189, in which a father was ordered to pay $899,811 forthwith in back child support... Continue Reading...

WARNING: KNOW YOUR MEDIATOR/ARBITRATOR BEFORE SIGNING ON

Steve Benmor | May 4, 2025

When choosing a mediator/arbitrator, you better choose right. Otherwise, the consequences can be devastating. I had a case involving a couple with young children where we settled all issues by... Continue Reading...

WILL JUDGES BE PROHIBITED FROM USING CHAT GPT?

Steve Benmor | February 17, 2025

The intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and judicial decision-making is a topic of increasing relevance in courts worldwide, including in Canada. With the rapid development of AI technologies – particularly... Continue Reading...

Benmor’s Guide To Money & Divorce

Steve Benmor | July 31, 2018

For 25 years, my clients have asked me many different questions regarding the financial consequences of their divorce. Though their questions, I hear their grief and fears.   Over the years,... Continue Reading...