Following a family law motion that resulted in a temporary shared parenting arrangement, a determination of income for support purposes, and an order requiring the applicant to pay the respondent expenses, the court considered the parties’ written submissions on costs.
Both parties acknowledged divided success.
Applying Rule 24 of the Family Law Rules, the court considered the parties’ settlement offers and the relative success on the issues.
The applicant succeeded on two of three substantive issues while the respondent succeeded on expenses.
The court awarded the applicant one‑third of his costs on a substantial indemnity basis, fixed at $2,357.91, recoverable as a credit against any equalization of net family property.
