Sharon G. Sabourin

The court issued an addendum to a previous costs decision after discovering the respondent's costs submissions had been misplaced and not initially considered.

Upon reviewing the submissions, the court found no reason to vary its original order for full recovery costs against the respondent.

The court reiterated that the respondent's financial disclosure was late, incomplete, and made in bad faith, justifying the original costs award.

The applicant sought costs following a successful motion for financial disclosure in a family law proceeding.

The respondent had repeatedly failed to provide required financial information, necessitating multiple court orders.

The court found that the respondent behaved unreasonably and acted in bad faith by failing to provide full, timely, and accurate disclosure.

Consequently, pursuant to Rule 24(8) of the Family Law Rules, the court ordered the respondent to pay the applicant's costs on a full recovery basis in the amount of $19,713.50.