This decision addresses costs following a motion and cross-motion in a family law matter.
The Respondent Wife sought spousal support, interim disbursements, and financial disclosure, while the Applicant Husband brought a cross-motion for similar relief.
The court found the Wife largely successful, particularly due to the Husband's delayed and incomplete financial disclosure, which was deemed to be in bad faith.
The Wife's offers to settle surpassed the court's eventual order on spousal support and disbursements.
The court awarded the Wife fixed costs of $27,000, with $16,200 enforceable by the Family Responsibility Office, considering the Husband's conduct and the parties' financial circumstances.