What are the costs of a family law case involving support costs?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Grewal v. Grewal, 2021 ONCJ 282 (CanLII):
[39] The court has discretion to allocate what portion of the costs are attributable to support, particularly when there are multiple issues being litigated. See: Sordi v. Sordi 2011 ONCA 665.
[40] A flexible approach has been endorsed when the court is determining what proportion of costs should be allocated to the support issues. See: Shelley v. Shelley, 2019 ONSC 2830.
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