This ruling on costs followed a 7-day bifurcated trial where the applicant was entirely successful on the issues of marriage validity, spousal status for support and equalization, and valuation date.
The applicant sought costs approaching full recovery for the entire proceeding since 2014.
The respondent failed to provide costs submissions and did not respond to the applicant's offer to settle.
The court found the respondent acted unreasonably and in bad faith throughout the litigation, including delaying proceedings, selling the matrimonial home without the applicant's knowledge, making false declarations, attempting to mislead the court, and being disrespectful.
Consequently, the court awarded the applicant full recovery costs from the date of her offer to settle and costs approaching full recovery for the period preceding the offer, totaling $100,973.65, to be paid forthwith and secured as a charge against the respondent's residence.