This is a costs endorsement following a five-day family law trial.
The Applicant Father sought various reliefs, including changes to parenting schedules and child counselling, most of which were either resolved by agreement or dismissed.
The Respondent Mother disputed the Father's claims and sought costs.
The court found the Mother substantially successful on parenting issues and more reasonable in her conduct, despite her failure to provide complete financial disclosure for child support calculations.
The Father's offers to settle were deemed unreasonable and non-severable, and some of his requested orders were outside the court's jurisdiction.
Considering the parties' conduct, offers to settle, and the Mother's success on key issues, the court awarded the Mother $30,000 in costs, inclusive of HST and disbursements.