The Current State of the Law for Spousal Support

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Recorded On: 08/14/2018

Steven Benmor, certified Family Law Specialist, provides an explanation of the law of spousal support: who pays who, for how long and how much. Steven conveys the legal analysis that examines factors such as the length of the spouses’ cohabitation and marriage, their standard of living during their cohabitation, the spouses’ ages, incomes, income potential, needs and budget, education, health and employment capacity, barriers to economic self-sufficiency, retirement or loss of employment, remarriage and income tax considerations.  Steven also dispels the myths regarding spousal support and provides financial professionals with the tools and knowledge to ask the right questions and propose a variety of solutions to manage spousal support after divorce.

Steven Benmor

B.Sc., LL.B., LL.M., C.S. (Family law), Cert.F.Med.

Steven Benmor is certified as a Specialist in Family Law by the Law Society of Upper Canada and is one of the 43 Canadian Fellows of the International Academy of Family Law Lawyers. He is also a past adjunct professor of family law at Osgoode Hall Law School and at Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology.  

He previously served as a panel lawyer with the Office of the Children’s Lawyer and the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee. His many volunteer positions include Chair of the Board of Access for Parents and Children of Ontario, Chair of the Family Law Section of the Ontario Bar Association, Founding Director and Treasurer of the Ontario Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, and Director of the Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse. He was a member of the Expert Advisory Group on Family Justice Improvements to the then Attorney General, the Honourable Chris Bentley. 

Steven is also a frequent writer, presenter and contributor to family law education and press coverage, and was awarded the 2012 Distinguished Service Award by the Ontario Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts.

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