Following a successful application under the Hague Convention for the return of a wrongfully removed child, the applicant sought full recovery costs and expenses.
The respondent had failed to comply with the court's return order and disappeared with the child in France.
The court found the respondent's conduct to be in bad faith and unreasonable.
The applicant was awarded full recovery costs under Rule 24 of the Family Law Rules and necessary expenses under Article 26 of the Hague Convention, totaling $40,413.
