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Costs of $6,100 awarded to applicant, including compensation for her time as a self-represented litigant.
Following a motion where the applicant successfully compelled the respondent to comply with outstanding orders and post security for costs, the applicant sought costs of $12,687.06.
The court awarded costs on a partial recovery basis, fixing the amount at $6,100.
This included $2,000 to compensate the applicant for her own time spent preparing materials as a self-represented litigant, noting the importance of meaningful costs awards for self-represented parties in family law.
The court stayed a father's motion to change a parenting order pending his payment of outstanding costs interest and $70,000 in security for costs.
The applicant mother moved to strike the respondent father's motion to change a final consent order, citing significant breaches of prior orders (especially costs) and arguing the motion was frivolous, vexatious, and an abuse of process.
She also sought to have the father declared a vexatious litigant and required security for costs.
The court found the father was in breach of prior costs orders and had delayed compliance.
While not declaring the father a vexatious litigant or the proceeding an abuse of process at this stage, the court ordered the father to pay outstanding interest on trial costs and post $70,000 as security for the mother's costs.
The father's motion to change was stayed pending compliance with these conditions, and further motions were restricted without leave.
