BARRIE

COURT FILE NO.: FC-13-292-00

DATE: 20150812

ONTARIO

SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE

BETWEEN:

Jason Leeming

Applicant

– and –

Cherie Leeming

Respondent

Applicant on his own behalf

Martin J. Prost, for the Respondent

HEARD: by written submissions

EBERHARD J.

[1] On June 5 I issued reasons for judgement and addressed costs as follows:

I shall require each party to bear their own costs except the cost generated by counsel for the Respondent Mother made necessary only by the unrepresented status of the Applicant Father. It is well recognized that the court often requires the represented party to create documentation and take steps that would not otherwise be the responsibility of that party. Mr Prost may serve and file a cost memorandum setting out such costs and submit it in writing through the judicial secretaries by June 15, 2015. The Applicant Father may submit any dispute of those costs in writing through the judicial secretaries by June 17, 2015.

[2] Counsel for the Respondent Mother has submitted a Bill of Costs compliant with this direction claiming fees of $2000 and disbursements of $502.40 which, after adding HST comes to a total claim of @2,767.03. The Applicant Father has submitted objections to the amounts claimed and the inclusion of some work into the category of costs I have permitted.

[3] I agree that the interactions with Paula Carter cannot be fully attributed to the category of costs that would ordinarily be the responsibility of the unrepresented party. I take that into account fixing costs at $2,300.

[4] I have also today signed the form of judgment prepared by counsel for the Respondent Mother, with one amendment, to be issued and entered.

EBERHARD J.

Released: August 12, 2015