R. Aalto

Following the dismissal of the respondent's motion for contempt regarding parenting time, the court determined the issue of costs.

The applicant sought $13,327 on a full indemnity basis, while the respondent proposed $7,500 on a partial indemnity basis.

Applying the principles of reasonableness and proportionality under the Family Law Rules, the court awarded the applicant $10,000 in costs, noting her success and the respondent's misguided contempt motion.

The moving party father brought a motion to find the responding party mother in contempt of a court order regarding supervised and virtual parenting time.

The father alleged the mother was alienating the children against him.

The court reviewed evidence from the children's school, doctor, and supervised access workers, which showed the children experienced severe distress and refused to engage with the father despite the mother's encouragement.

The court dismissed the contempt motion, finding the mother had not deliberately or wilfully disobeyed the order, as she had taken all reasonable steps to facilitate the visits.