A costs decision following a family law motion addressing retroactive child support, ongoing child support, section 7 expenses, and repayment of alleged overpaid support.
The respondent father was unsuccessful in seeking reimbursement for overpaid child support but succeeded in obtaining final termination of child support.
The applicant mother was unsuccessful in seeking retroactive and ongoing support.
Applying Rules 24(1), 24(4), and 24(11) of the Family Law Rules, the court found the father partially successful and entitled to a contribution to his costs.
Considering the parties’ conduct, the timing of a settlement offer, the complexity of issues, and the parties’ financial circumstances, the court ordered the mother to pay fixed costs.