Following a 7-day family law trial, both parties sought costs.
The respondent mother sought over $154,000, alleging the applicant father acted in bad faith.
The applicant father sought $20,000, citing divided success and the mother's unreasonable litigation conduct.
The court found divided success but noted the mother was more successful on parenting issues.
The court rejected the mother's bad faith claim, finding the father's conduct amounted to bad judgment rather than intentional duplicity.
Due to the mother's defective and confusing bill of costs, the court estimated a reasonable and proportionate amount, ordering the father to pay $20,000 in costs.
