The applicant mother sought costs thrown away after a settlement conference was unproductive due to the respondent father's lack of preparedness and misleading conduct.
The court found the father's behavior unreasonable, noting his failure to provide financial disclosure, ill-preparedness on parenting issues, and misleading statements about his knowledge of the conference date.
Considering the complexity of the family law issues, the reasonableness of the applicant's legal fees, and the respondent's ability to pay, the court awarded the applicant $4,500 in elevated costs.
