The applicant father, Mohammed Firuz, was successful in his motion to increase parenting time.
This endorsement addresses the costs of that motion.
The father sought $6,102, while the mother, Shafiqa Said, requested no costs, citing impecuniosity.
The court found the father's offer to settle was more favorable than the motion's outcome, triggering the costs consequences of Family Law Rule 18(14).
Despite the mother's limited ability to pay, her chronic unreasonable and obstructive behavior regarding parenting time and her failure to make an offer to settle warranted a costs award.
The court ordered the mother to pay the father $3,000 in costs, inclusive of fees and HST, deferring the payment terms until a later date.