The applicant payor sought costs against the Director of the Family Responsibility Office (FRO) following a successful motion for a refraining order to prevent the suspension of his driver's licence.
The payor and recipient had agreed to terminate child support after the children moved in with the payor, but FRO continued aggressive enforcement actions, including garnishment and licence suspension notices, despite being informed of the pending motion to change.
The court found that FRO exercised its discretion unreasonably by continuing enforcement when there was a real and substantial dispute pending before the court, and by failing to provide timely and meaningful responses to the payor's counsel.
Costs of $7,500 were awarded against the Director.
