How has the issue of costs been dealt with in family law cases?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from McDermott v Rebuck, 2009 BCSC 526 (CanLII):

Fotheringham v. Fotheringham, [2001] B.C.S.C. 1321, although a family case, dealt with the issue of costs when there was divided success in the action. At paras 9 to 12, Bouck J. stated:

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