What is the reasonableness of a mother’s decision to terminate a long-term pregnancy proceedings in a different court?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hudson v. Hudson, 2006 ONCJ 322 (CanLII):
[32] The mother’s decision to abort two and one-half years of proceedings and begin afresh in another court, without any justification, demonstrates a callous disregard for the legal costs that must be borne by litigants. In Husein v. Chatoor (No. 2), supra, I noted at paragraph [30]: Legal fees can create enormous financial burdens for litigants . . . The need for reasonableness is even more pronounced when there are children involved because, as costs continue to increase, it is the children who will have to shoulder at least part of the financial burden.
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