What is the test for determining costs in a family law case?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from McAlpine v. McAlpine, 2019 ONSC 7157 (CanLII):
Rule 24(1) of the Family Law Rules creates a presumption of costs in favour of the successful party. Consideration of success is the starting point in determining costs (Sims-Howarth v. Bilcliffe 2000 ONSC 22584.)
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