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Tag Archive: Separation Agreements

WHO NEGOTIATES ANYMORE?

Steve Benmor | September 11, 2025

SPOUSES SEPARATE. LAWYERS LITIGATE. MEDIATORS MEDIATE. JUDGES ADJUDICATE. SO WHO NEGOTIATES? After practising divorce law for the last 30 years, I have observed that the art of negotiation has gone... Continue Reading...

ARE PENALTY CLAUSES ALLOWED IN DIVORCE SETTLEMENTS?

Steve Benmor | August 12, 2025

In this case, the Ontario Court of Appeal considered whether a husband can be punished for breaching a term of the divorce settlement with financial penalties that were included in... 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...

Selling the family home after separation

Steve Benmor | July 9, 2025

Selling the family home after separation: the challenges for home-owners, real estate agents and home stagers When spouses decide to separate, joint family assets are usually liquidated and divided.  The... Continue Reading...