September 17, 2024 – Legal Aid & Costs

“The mother submitted that the father’s claim for costs is too high because he is on legal aid. The case law is well settled that the receipt of legal aid is not a factor in determining costs. See: Ramcharitar v. Ramcharitar (2002), 2002 CanLII 53246 (ON SC), 62 O.R. (3d) 107 (S.C.J.); Alvarez v. Smith, 2008 CanLII 10047 (ON SC), [2008] O.J. No. 941 (SCJ); Loncar v. Pendlebury, 2015 ONSC 4673; S.G. v. A.S., 2015 ONSC 1882.”

          Wiafe v. Afoakwa-Yeboah, 2021 ONCJ 488 (CanLII) at 11