As a family lawyer or divorce lawyer, it is important to be mindful when conducting your client’s case to ensure that you obtain maximum court costs for your successful client. In O’Brien v. Chuluunbaatar, 2019 ONCJ 882 (CanLII), a mobility case that I successfully represented the mother, the judge reviewed the factors that must be considered in determining which litigant in a family law proceeding should be awarded costs, and in what amount. Cost orders are governed by rule 24 of…
