The applicant was completely successful on an urgent motion for a parenting order after the respondent biological parents withheld the child from him.
The applicant sought costs of $20,000.
The respondents argued for no costs due to limited financial means.
The court found the respondents acted unreasonably by withholding the child and pursuing an ill-informed theory that only biological parents should have parenting time.
The court fixed costs at $10,000, payable $5,000 by each respondent, with a payment plan for the mother.
