What is the test for determining the quantum of costs in a family law case?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Di Sabatino v. Di Sabatino, 2022 ONSC 1582 (CanLII):
Rule 24(1) of the Family Law Rules creates a presumption of costs in favour of the successful party. Reasonableness and proportionality are the touchstone considerations in fixing the quantum of costs, see Beaver v. Hill, 2018 ONCA 840.
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