Following a ruling granting the respondent wife exclusive possession of the matrimonial home and temporary custody of the children, the court determined costs.
The wife had served an offer to settle, while the applicant husband had not.
The court emphasized the importance of offers to settle in family law proceedings, even for litigants of modest means.
The wife was awarded $12,500 in costs, to be paid from the husband's share of the net proceeds of the sale of the matrimonial home or credited against any equalization payment.
