How have the Courts in B.C. dealt with costs in custody cases?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from A. v. B., 2010 BCSC 1892 (CanLII):
The differing views were articulated and analysed by Mr. Justice Metzger in Jensen v. Mains, [2007] B.C.J. No. 1570. He concluded that in custody cases, costs follow the event unless otherwise ordered by the court.
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