What is the legal test for indemnity of costs in a family law case?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Berge v. Soerensen, 2020 ONCJ 403 (CanLII):
The father seeks full indemnity of costs in part based on the often-cited case of Biant v. Sagoo.[7] In that case, the court stated that the preferable approach to costs in family law cases was for full recovery so long as the successful party acted reasonably and the costs claimed are proportional to the issues and the result.
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