Divorce Explained with Steve Benmor & Leanne Townsend
Steve Benmor & Leanne Townsend
125 episodes
1 month ago
Annulments are rare—but what happens when a marriage isn’t consummated and the court is asked to undo it instead of granting a divorce? In this week’s episode of Divorce Explained, Leanne and Steve speak with family lawyers Barry Nussbaum and Rebecca Ye—counsel for the applicant—to unpack Justice Presser’s January 2025 Ontario decision in S.M. v. R.F. (2025 ONSC 4155), where the court granted an annulment for non-consummation. We’ll cover: Annulment vs. divorce—what an annulment is (and isn’t...
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Annulments are rare—but what happens when a marriage isn’t consummated and the court is asked to undo it instead of granting a divorce? In this week’s episode of Divorce Explained, Leanne and Steve speak with family lawyers Barry Nussbaum and Rebecca Ye—counsel for the applicant—to unpack Justice Presser’s January 2025 Ontario decision in S.M. v. R.F. (2025 ONSC 4155), where the court granted an annulment for non-consummation. We’ll cover: Annulment vs. divorce—what an annulment is (and isn’t...
Live from the Supreme Court of Canada: Ahluwalia Case & Family Violence Damages
Divorce Explained with Steve Benmor & Leanne Townsend
32 minutes
8 months ago
Live from the Supreme Court of Canada: Ahluwalia Case & Family Violence Damages
Join Steve Benmor and Leanne Townsend on this week's episode of Divorce Explained as they cover the landmark Supreme Court of Canada case, Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia, which could reshape how survivors of family violence are compensated through tort law. This case is critical because it questions whether the legal system should more adequately address the harms of family violence, which could make it easier for survivors to claim monetary damages for their trauma, mental distress and suffering at...
Divorce Explained with Steve Benmor & Leanne Townsend
Annulments are rare—but what happens when a marriage isn’t consummated and the court is asked to undo it instead of granting a divorce? In this week’s episode of Divorce Explained, Leanne and Steve speak with family lawyers Barry Nussbaum and Rebecca Ye—counsel for the applicant—to unpack Justice Presser’s January 2025 Ontario decision in S.M. v. R.F. (2025 ONSC 4155), where the court granted an annulment for non-consummation. We’ll cover: Annulment vs. divorce—what an annulment is (and isn’t...
