L. Cardill

The self-represented plaintiff brought an action regarding an oral agreement for the transfer of land, which had previously been dismissed in Small Claims Court.

The defendants moved to dismiss the action.

The court granted the motion, finding the action was res judicata, an abuse of process, and outside the applicable limitation period.

The court also issued a vesting order on consent to restore the status quo regarding the property.

This is a costs decision following two motions in a family law proceeding.

The respondent was successful on a motion to expunge privileged settlement information from the applicant's materials, while the applicant was successful on a motion for an advance on her net family property equalization and other interim relief.

The court considered the respondent's delayed financial disclosure and the mixed success of the parties.

The court awarded the respondent $1,000 in costs for the first motion and awarded the applicant $7,500 in costs for the second motion, both on a partial indemnity scale.