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Tag Archive: Family Law

WEAPONIZING SOCIAL MEDIA DURING DIVORCE 

Steve Benmor | August 18, 2025

In recent years, the Ontario courts have increasingly faced cases where social media becomes a battleground for divorcing spouses. This phenomenon, where individuals use online platforms to disparage, defame, or... Continue Reading...

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...

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...

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...

AN AGREEMENT IS AN AGREEMENT….says the Supreme Court of Canada

Steve Benmor | July 30, 2025

On May 12, 2023, in the case of Anderson v. Anderson, the highest court in Canada reminded us that all people, including divorcing spouses, must be held to their agreements.... Continue Reading...

The 5 Things Marriage Counsellors Need To Know About Family Law in Ontario

Steve Benmor | July 11, 2025

Marriage counsellors are the first responders to marital crisis. Spouses who are having a difficult time in their relationship will often turn to therapy to resolve their problems. Marriage counsellors... 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...

Divorce, Social Media & Online Harassment: The new frontier

Steve Benmor | April 20, 2022

In the old days, when someone divorced and wanted to ‘bad mouth’ their ex, they would tell nasty things to their co-workers, friends, and family.  The reach of this banter... Continue Reading...

How Much Does a Divorce Cost in Ontario?

Steve Benmor | June 26, 2018

Divorce is a difficult decision, made even more difficult financial concerns. You probably have many questions about how divorce will impact your finances. In addition to wondering about how your... Continue Reading...