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Tag Archive: family law professionals

TWO BITES AT THE SAME APPLE: WHY MARRIED SPOUSES RARELY GET BOTH EQUALIZATION & UNJUST ENRICHMENT

Steve Benmor | August 19, 2026

There is a position that has quietly become routine in Ontario family litigation. A married spouse seeks, primarily, an equalization of net family property, and then advances a second, freestanding... Continue Reading...

POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY IS THE KEY TO FAMILY LAW

Marigona Binakaj | August 18, 2026

In the 1960s, a researcher named Martin Seligman studied the theory of “Learned Helplessness”. His theory explained that some people learn to become helpless and feel they have lost all... Continue Reading...

WHAT DIVORCE PROFESSIONALS SHOULD (BUT DON’T) KNOW ABOUT PERIMENOPAUSE

Steve Benmor | May 7, 2026

I recently attended an event at the University of Toronto called “Midlife, Myth-Free: Empowering Truths about Menopause & Perimenopause” featuring Dr. Sheila Wijayasingha of the Temerty Faculty of Medicine. She... Continue Reading...

EVEN LAWYERS & REALTORS CAN BE HASTY

Steve Benmor | April 23, 2026

Whether selecting a lawyer, mediator or realtor, it never pays to be hasty. Let me begin with a confession. Last week, Samantha Graff Benmor and I went for our biannual... Continue Reading...

PERIMENOPAUSE: THE HIDDEN DRIVER OF MID-LIFE DIVORCE

Steve Benmor | April 20, 2026

From the vantage point of a Family Mediator/Arbitrator, one of the most overlooked drivers of mid-life divorce is perimenopause. It is rarely identified, rarely discussed, and often misunderstood by men,... Continue Reading...

WHAT THE 2026 TLA AWARD CEREMONY TAUGHT ME

Steve Benmor | April 17, 2026

There are evenings in a professional life that you remember – not because of the food or the venue or the formality of the occasion – but because something was... Continue Reading...

WHAT DOES IRAN HAVE TO SAY ABOUT DIVORCE & CBT

Steve Benmor | September 14, 2025

Whether in Toronto or Tehran, divorce is universally recognized as one of life’s most destabilizing transitions, often ranked alongside the death of a relative. Beyond the legal and financial complexities,... Continue Reading...