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Tag Archive: Divorce Mediation

SO WHAT KIND OF DIVORCE DO YOU WANT?

Steve Benmor | August 13, 2025

When divorce happens, the legal process chosen can lead to either peace or war. After 30 years of practising divorce law, I have regrettably seen too many spouses choose to... Continue Reading...

WHY I WENT TO HARVARD

Steve Benmor | August 12, 2025

When I was in law school in the 90’s, there was this chatter about ADR, alternative dispute resolution. It was this nuevo way of resolving legal disputes. The professors and... Continue Reading...

ARE RELIGIOUS & CULTURAL ISSUES IMPORTANT IN DIVORCE MEDIATION?

Steve Benmor | August 10, 2025

Absolutely. Ontario is a proud second home to hundreds of thousands of newcomers, temporary workers, immigrants, refugees and international students. Whether they are here temporarily or permanently, many of them... Continue Reading...

MY LLM IS REAL

Steve Benmor | August 5, 2025

Large Language Models, known as LLMs, are specialized artificial intelligence systems designed to understand, generate and manipulate human language. Through processing vast amounts of text data, LLM’s learn linguistic patterns,... Continue Reading...

IS IT ACCEPTABLE TO ROLL YOUR EYES IN MEDIATION?

Steve Benmor | August 3, 2025

The success of divorce mediation is all about communication. But it is not just our words that we are communicating. Our body language is much louder than our voice. If... Continue Reading...

NO TWO FAMILIES ARE THE SAME

Steve Benmor | August 2, 2025

All humans possess bias. Divorce mediators are no different. They bring a unique set of life experiences, likes, dislikes, biases and opinions to their work. Personal backgrounds and experiences inform how... Continue Reading...

SHOULD I HIRE A MALE OR FEMALE DIVORCE MEDIATOR?

Steve Benmor | August 2, 2025

Recent studies have examined the connection between gender and negotiation practices, uncovering intriguing insights into how men and women approach dispute resolution remarkably differently. Research suggests that women tend to... Continue Reading...

AN UNSUNG HERO FOR DIVORCEES

Steve Benmor | August 2, 2025

In the beginning, there was Stu Webb. Stu practiced traditional family law for more than 20 years in Minneapolis, when during the late 1980’s he became interested in mediation and alternate dispute... Continue Reading...

DIVERSITY, NEURODIVERSITY* & DIVORCE MEDIATION

Steve Benmor | August 1, 2025

People from all walks of life separate and divorce. People from every race, religion and culture separate and divorce. People with special needs, learning disorders, cognitive impairment, ADHD, dyslexia, mood... Continue Reading...

THE ART OF DIVORCE MEDIATION: THE IMPORTANCE OF PERSPECTIVE-TAKING

Steve Benmor | July 31, 2025

Divorce mediation is a delicate process that demands effective communication and negotiation skills. Miscommunication during this emotionally charged phase can lead to impasses and premature breakdowns in negotiations. In particular,... Continue Reading...