Video: How do you introduce a Marriage Contract to your fiancée?
By: Steven Benmor, B.Sc., LL.B., Family Lawyer
Jurisdiction: Ontario (Canada)
[Host: It’s got to be a difficult discussion to have, isn’t it? I mean saying to someone, “You know, listen, I got to be honest with you. You know, we’re going to get married and …” Do […]
Video: What court jurisdiction governs my access rights?
By: Steven Benmor, B.Sc., LL.B., Family Lawyer
Jurisdiction: Ontario (Canada)
… I can’t speak for Quebec law, but to use Ontario as a barometer, Family Law with respect to custody rights and visitation rights or access rights, goes accordingly. It goes by the province or by the law of the […]
Video: How important is communication with my ex?
By: Steven Benmor, B.Sc., LL.B., Family Lawyer
Jurisdiction: Ontario (Canada)
… and the most important thing is communication. Communication. Even when a relationship ends, and there’s a child in common, you don’t have the option of not communicating. And so, a lot of people think, “Well you know what, I […]
Video: Does a common law spouse have a right to property division?
By: Steven Benmor, B.Sc., LL.B., Family Lawyer
Jurisdiction: Ontario (Canada)
… because there’s a big difference between dating someone for seven years and living with them and sharing a home together. And the law that pertains to you is the Family Law Act. And in the […]
Video: How do you manage the Christmas holidays during divorce?
By: Steven Benmor, B.Sc., LL.B., Family Lawyer
Jurisdiction: Ontario (Canada)
First of all be practical. The reality of is whether you’re the parent with the kids living with you or you’re the parent who the kids are not living with, recognize that it’s all about the kids. The […]
Video: How do you make the children’s Christmas break stress-free?
By: Steven Benmor, B.Sc., LL.B., Family Lawyer
Jurisdiction: Ontario (Canada)
… The first thing is, because it’s so early now, plan. Plan ahead. Don’t wait until the last minute. You know when the kids are off school. You know what date are vacation dates. You know what you’re […]
Well, lately there is more of a movement towards not going to court and if you think about it, the reason why people actually go to court is because they have a problem. In Family Law, people go to court because they have a problem with their spouse and they want to have certain rights determined by a judge. …
What does the law say about alimony, which by the say we call spousal support. So the law says this, if a person was economically dependent upon another spouse during the relationship and then after the relationship ends the person needs that spouse’s contributions in order to live, in order to maintain a standard of living then that person, that provider will have to continue providing. …
Mediation has been around for many many years but why it’s growing is because a lot of the mediators who used to do it before are offering to do even something more than just mediating. They’re offering to actually to be the hired judge. …
One of the jobs that lawyers have, whether they are working in a collaborative situation or in a court situation or just having the client in the office, when we as lawyers have a client in the office, and everybody by the way who’s going through a separation or divorce is anxious, is nervous, is worried about their present and future situation. …
