Mervyn F. White

The parties disputed the funding of their children's post-secondary education.

The children had significant RESPs and large informal trust funds gifted by their maternal grandfather.

The applicant father argued the children had the means to fully fund their education, while the respondent mother argued the parents should still contribute.

The court rejected both all-or-nothing positions, ordering that education costs be funded first by scholarships and RESPs, followed by a $7,500 annual contribution from the parents shared proportionally to their incomes, with the children funding the balance from their own means.

Following a settlement on parenting issues where the respondent admitted to a campaign of parental alienation, the applicant sought full indemnity costs.

The court awarded the applicant $146,013.55 in full indemnity costs, noting the respondent's unreasonable and bad faith conduct throughout the litigation.

Additionally, the court varied a previous costs order against the applicant to $0.00, as it had been based on the respondent's false affidavit.