A costs decision following a jurisdictional hearing regarding custody and access of a child.
The applicant mother sought to maintain jurisdiction in Ontario after relocating with the child from Nova Scotia without the respondent father's consent.
The respondent father sought to have the matter heard in Nova Scotia.
The court determined that Nova Scotia was the correct jurisdiction.
The respondent was successful and sought costs of $9,250.00.
The court awarded costs of $3,000.00 inclusive of tax and expenses, considering the importance and complexity of the issues, the mother's financial circumstances, the lack of reasonable settlement offers, and the mother's unreasonable conduct in unilaterally relocating the child.
