October 29, 2019 – Costs In The Court of Appeal

“Section 131(1) of the Courts of Justice ActR.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, provides that cost orders are in the discretion of the court.Rule 24 of the Family Law Rules sets out a framework for awarding costs for family law cases in the Family Court of the Superior Court of Justice, in the Superior Court of Justice and in the Ontario Court of Justice. Although the Family Law Rules do not expressly govern costs awards in the Court of Appeal, they have been used to guide this court’s analysis on costs in family law disputes: Family Law Rules, r. 1(2)Selznick v. Selznick, 2013 ONCA 35 (CanLII).”

Mattina v. Mattina, 2018 ONCA 867 (CanLII) at 9