Author Archives for Steve Benmor

What is the Nikah ceremony and is it valid in Ontario? The Nikah is the Islamic marriage ceremony, whereby the Muslim couple legitimizes their marriage in the eyes of God... Continue Reading...

For many of our clients, the road to increased parenting time is a long one. Parenting time is the schedule according to which each parent spends time with their children... Continue Reading...

As a divorce lawyer with over 30 years in the field, I have never encountered a situation where a judge has written a letter to the children of a divorcing... Continue Reading...

In this family court case, the mother requested an order permitting her to relocate with her 4-year-old child to Orangeville where the cost of housing was lower. As is required,... Continue Reading...

This mother was been diagnosed with incurable and terminal breast cancer and was presently in a palliative state. She brought an urgent motion for an order to have her 12-year-old... Continue Reading...

The Law Society of Ontario has just announced that for the very first time in the history of the legal profession in Canada that non-lawyers will be permitted to provide... Continue Reading...

In this recent case, the Children’s Aid Society commenced a protection application due to concerns about the incidents of physical violence and emotional outbursts towards the children and their transgender... Continue Reading...

In this case, a judge previously decided that the parties’ 11-year-old child should get vaccinated and granted the power to make that decision to the father. But that order did... Continue Reading...

Canada’s new Divorce Act defines “family violence” as “any conduct, whether or not the conduct constitutes a criminal offense, by a family member towards another family member, that is violent... Continue Reading...