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Substantial indemnity costs awarded against applicant due to unreasonable behaviour in high-conflict parenting dispute.
Following a high-conflict parenting trial, the successful respondent sought costs of $20,456.56 on a substantial indemnity basis.
The court found that the applicant's repeated unreasonable behaviour, including denying parenting time and sabotaging the respondent's relationship with the child, warranted substantial indemnity costs.
The court awarded the respondent costs in the all-inclusive amount of $20,456.56 and declined to order a stay pending appeal as it was unnecessary under the rules.
Declaration of sole parentage denied; primary residence awarded to respondent due to applicant's alienating conduct.
The parties, a former same-sex couple, engaged in a high-conflict parenting trial regarding their child conceived via a sperm donor.
The applicant sought a declaration of sole parentage and primary residence, while the respondent sought a declaration of parentage and primary residence.
The court dismissed the applicant's request for sole parentage, finding pre-conception intent to co-parent and noting the application was brought after the child's first birthday.
Finding the applicant had engaged in a pattern of alienating conduct, the court awarded primary residence to the respondent, shared decision-making with final say to the respondent, and a week-about parenting schedule.
