Cris Caley Jones

This is a costs decision following urgent COVID-19 motions concerning parenting arrangements for twin children.

The applicant sought to enforce an existing parenting order and obtain make-up access time, while the respondent sought to suspend the applicant's access due to pandemic concerns.

The court found in favour of the applicant on the substantive motion.

In this costs endorsement, the court awarded costs to the successful party, finding that the respondent acted unreasonably by unilaterally terminating access without proper justification, making unfounded allegations, and demonstrating a pattern of non-compliance with court orders.

The court fixed costs at $5,000 inclusive of HST, representing a middle ground between the claimed amounts, to sanction the respondent's conduct while maintaining proportionality.