Derek Ang

This costs endorsement addresses a high-conflict parenting dispute between separated parents.

The father was successful in obtaining a continuation of equal parenting time and joint decision-making, while the mother’s requests for sole decision-making, reduced parenting time for the father, a restraining order, and child support were largely unsuccessful.

The court reviews the principles and rules governing costs in family law, the parties’ conduct, and the impact of offers to settle.

Ultimately, the mother is ordered to pay the father $8,000 in costs, reflecting the father’s overwhelming success and the mother’s unreasonable litigation conduct.

This decision concerns a high-conflict parenting dispute between Carla Patricia Ferreira Da Silva and Ramon Arturo Gomez Quevedo regarding their three-year-old son, Rafael.

The court addresses the impact of the father's changed work schedule on the existing equal parenting arrangement and the mother's request to reduce the father's time and obtain sole decision-making.

The court emphasizes the importance of the status quo, the best interests of the child, and the need for flexibility and cooperation between parents.

A temporary order is made maintaining equal parenting time, with adjustments to accommodate the father's new employment, and joint decision-making is preserved.