This endorsement concerns the costs of an application where Leslie Kuenzig sought a retroactive adjustment of child support from Wade Topp.
The court had previously awarded retroactive support from November 2011, rather than the 2001 date sought by Kuenzig, and ordered Topp to pay $68,588.98 in arrears.
Kuenzig sought $7,000 in costs, arguing that pro bono work should not preclude a reasonable award.
Topp contended that each party should bear their own costs due to mixed success, or that he should receive costs for the long motion.
Applying the Family Law Rules, the court found Kuenzig primarily successful despite not achieving the full retroactive period requested.
The court fixed Kuenzig's costs at $7,000, payable by Topp within thirty days, and deemed the award enforceable by the Family Responsibility Office.
