Following the release of the main appeal decision regarding child support, the parties made written submissions on costs and the disposition of a $6,000 payment into court.
The Court of Appeal ordered the $6,000 paid out to the respondent for child support arrears and stay motion costs.
The court upheld the trial judge's costs award of $15,000 to the respondent, noting her greater success and the appellant's unrealistic position on child support.
The court also awarded the respondent partial indemnity costs of the appeal fixed at $9,500, emphasizing the appellant's greater ability to pay and his failure to voluntarily pay child support.
