Following a motion to change a child support order, the court addressed the issue of costs.
The moving party had been successful in obtaining an order requiring the responding party to pay full table child support due to a reduction in parenting time exercised by the responding party, though she was unsuccessful on other arguments including the characterization of the prior order and certain claimed s. 7 expenses.
Applying Rules 18 and 24 of the Family Law Rules, the court assessed success, reasonableness of the parties’ positions, offers to settle, and the time reasonably attributable to the motion.
The court found that while both parties advanced some unreasonable positions, neither acted in bad faith.
Considering partial success and proportionality, the court awarded reduced costs to the moving party.