Is there a general principle that costs should not be awarded in a case where custody is at issue?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from F.T. v R.L.W, 2019 BCSC 1763 (CanLII):
In Reis v. Bucholtz, 2010 BCCA 115, Groberman J.A. confirmed at paragraph 86 that: There is no general principle that costs should not be awarded in a case where custody is at issue. At most, there may be discretion not to award costs in such cases. This is not an appropriate case in which to explore the precise bounds of that discretion.
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