Following a family trial concerning child support and special or extraordinary expenses, the court determined costs under rr. 18 and 24 of the Family Law Rules.
Although success was divided, the applicant was more successful overall because she prevailed on special expenses, arrears-related issues, and the life insurance issue, while the respondent achieved only tempered success on retroactive child support adjustments.
The court reduced the applicant's entitlement to reflect the respondent's partial success and further reduced it because the applicant failed to make any offer to settle.
The court fixed costs at an objectively reasonable, fair, and proportionate amount of $5,560, enforceable through the Director of the Family Responsibility Office.
