This ruling addresses the issue of costs following a comprehensive settlement in a high-conflict family law matter.
The parties resolved all substantive issues before trial, leaving costs to be determined by the court.
The court reviews the competing approaches to awarding costs post-settlement, ultimately awarding $40,000 to the applicant, Sarah Brown, to be paid from the respondent’s share of settlement funds, primarily due to inadequate child support and legal expenses incurred for a domestic contract.
