This is a costs decision following an eight-day trial concerning parenting and child support arrangements for a six-year-old child.
The respondent (father) sought costs of $20,377, while the applicant (mother) requested no costs be ordered.
The court found the father was substantially successful on custody, incidents of custody, and child support issues, with divided success on access issues.
The court awarded costs of $15,000 inclusive of fees, disbursements and HST, payable at $250 per month starting July 1, 2018, with $3,000 designated as support enforceable by the Family Responsibility Office.
The court considered the father's reasonable behaviour, the mother's unreasonable conduct including breaches of court orders and failure to pay child support, and the mother's ability to access significant litigation funding despite claiming financial hardship.