Allyce B. Mutungi

A costs endorsement following a motion to change a custody and child support order.

The father was granted custody of the seven-year-old child, the mother was granted specified access, and the mother was ordered to pay child support of $360 per month.

The father sought costs of $11,649.70.

The court awarded costs of $7,500 inclusive of fees, disbursements and HST, payable at $250 per month starting October 1, 2015, with a provision that failure to pay within 30 days would make the entire remaining amount immediately due and payable.

Both parents brought motions to change a custody and access order dated October 9, 2013.

The father sought sole custody, termination of his support obligations, and child support from the mother.

The mother initially opposed but later sought a joint custody order with equal time-sharing and increased child support.

The court found a material change in circumstances since the original order.

The child had struggled in the mother's care but thrived under the father's primary care since January 2014.

The court awarded sole custody to the father based on his superior parenting abilities, the child's special medical and academic needs, and the mother's demonstrated poor parenting judgment.

The mother was ordered to pay child support of $360 per month commencing April 1, 2015, with arrears to be repaid at $150 per month starting September 1, 2015.

Both parents brought motions to change a custody and access order dated October 9, 2013.

The father sought sole custody, termination of his support obligations, and child support from the mother.

The mother initially opposed but later sought a joint custody order with equal time-sharing and increased child support.

The court found a material change in circumstances since the original order.

The child had struggled in the mother's care but thrived under the father's primary care since January 2014.

The court awarded sole custody to the father based on his superior parenting abilities, the child's special medical and academic needs, and the mother's demonstrated poor parenting judgment.

The mother was ordered to pay child support of $360 per month commencing April 1, 2015, with arrears to be repaid at $150 per month starting September 1, 2015.