Elizabeth Pacheco

The respondent mother sought costs of $17,122.13 on a full indemnity basis following her successful motion for retroactive and ongoing child support and section 7 expenses.

The applicant father argued costs should be limited to $1,000.

The court found no bad faith by either party and determined the mother's offer to settle did not strictly meet the requirements of Rule 18(14).

The court awarded the mother costs fixed at $10,000.

The respondent mother brought a motion for retroactive child support and payment of section 7 special and extraordinary expenses.

The parties resolved custody and access, agreeing to a shared parenting arrangement.

The court ordered the applicant father to pay child support based on his actual income and found the claimed section 7 expenses to be proper and reasonable, ordering the father to pay his proportionate share.