Following a family law motion addressing disclosure, child support, interim disbursements, and the sale of a jointly owned property, the court determined costs.
The responding party on the underlying motion had been largely successful and had made reasonable offers to settle under the Family Law Rules.
The court found that the opposing party’s resistance to disclosure and last‑minute concessions increased the costs of the litigation, although the conduct did not amount to bad faith.
While the successful party sought full recovery costs exceeding $76,000, the court held that such an amount would be disproportionate to the issues.
Costs were fixed at $35,000 payable from the opposing party’s share of the sale proceeds of the property or before trial.
