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Costs of $7,500 awarded against applicant who behaved unreasonably by filing excessive materials.
Following the respondent's substantial success on interim family law motions, she sought costs of $10,000.
The applicant, who was self-represented during the motions, argued that parties should bear their own costs or that any award should be reduced due to his impecuniosity.
The court found the applicant behaved unreasonably by filing excessive materials, which increased costs.
While acknowledging the applicant's financial situation, the court held it did not provide immunity from costs but justified a payment plan.
Costs were fixed at $7,500 payable in installments.
The court ordered the father to pay $37,500 in retroactive child support and 72% of section 7 expenses.
The applicant mother sought both ongoing and retroactive child support from the respondent father, as well as a determination of the father's contribution to special and extraordinary expenses under section 7 of the Federal Child Support Guidelines.
The court fixed the date of separation as August 10, 2018, and, after considering the relevant factors, ordered retroactive child support from January 1, 2020, in the amount of $37,500, to be paid in installments.
The court also ordered the father to pay 72% of certain section 7 expenses, both retroactively and prospectively, and set out a detailed parenting plan and holiday schedule.
A divorce was granted.
