What is the current state of the law on costs in family law cases?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Oleksiewicz v Oleksiewicz, 2017 BCSC 1687 (CanLII):

Mr. Justice Pearlman’s summary in MacLean v. Mio, 2011 BCSC 148, 198 A.C.W.S. (3d) 1020, provides a helpful framework on the question of costs in family law cases. He states:

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