Following a successful family law motion for increased parenting time, the court addressed costs.
The moving party had been entirely successful and was found to have acted reasonably in seeking increased access through counsel.
The responding party was found to have behaved unreasonably by secretly recording the moving party and selectively presenting video evidence, resulting in an order requiring full production and transcription of the recordings at her expense.
Considering the factors under Rule 24(11) of the Family Law Rules, the court awarded partial indemnity costs.
The responding party was ordered to pay $6,000 inclusive of disbursements and HST.
