Cost Penalties in Family Law

Peter Karl Roscoe

Sept 2008

Contents

Page

Introduction 1

Cost Penalty Data Summary 1

Total Cost Penalties 1

Interim Cost Penalties 2

Divorce Trial Cost Penalties 3

Variation Cost Penaties 4

Conclusions 5

Appendix 1 A Cost Penalties Against Men 8

Appendix 1 B Cost Penalties Against Women 26

Appendix 2 Cost Case Extracts 32

Introduction

It is a longstanding tradition in civil law that the court will assign a cost penalty to the losing party to help reimburse the winning party for the fees they had to spend for a lawyer to bring the matter before the court. The size of the award is typically based on the bill for the winning parties lawyer. In general the court would assign approximately 70 % of the lawyers bill as a cost penalty. If the losing party acted in bad faith causing unnecessary or protracted litigation, full indemnity costs may be ordered requiring the loser to pay all of the winning parties lawyers fees. Cost penalties are completely at the discretion of the presiding justice. Judges may alter the percent of lawyers fees awarded, or decline to order costs, or even award costs to the losing party instead. This study examines 515 cost penalties made against family law litigants between the years 2000 and 2008 from the Ontario Superior Courts. All data was taken from the Canlii legal network, and no cases that gave the dollar value of cost penalty awards were omitted. Cases which could be clearly identified as interim motions, full divorce trials, or post divorce variations have been separated so the costs of these specific actions can be evaluated. The cases used in this study are listed in Appendix 1. Extracts from selected cases have been included in Appendix 2. Conclusions may be found on page 8 following a summary of the data.

Cost Penalty Data Summary

Total Cost Penalties

Total Cost Penalties Against Men ( in 1000 $’s )

Number = 402 Mean = 26.7 Median = 7.4 SD = 127 Total = 10733.4

0.3000 0.4000 0.5000 0.5000 0.6000 0.7000 0.7000 0.7000 0.8000 0.8000 0.8000 0.8000 0.8000 0.8000 0.8000 0.9000 0.9000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.100 1.100 1.200 1.200 1.300 1.400 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.600 1.700 1.700 1.800 1.800 1.900 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.100 2.100 2.100 2.300 2.300 2.400 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.600 2.800 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.100 3.200 3.300 3.300 3.500 3.500 3.500 3.500 3.500 3.500 3.500 3.500 3.500 3.500 3.500 3.500 3.500 3.800 3.800 3.800 3.800 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.100 4.100 4.300 4.300 4.500 4.500 4.500 4.500 4.500 4.500 4.500 4.700 4.700 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.200 5.500 5.500 5.500 5.500 5.500 5.700 5.800 5.800 5.800 5.900 5.900 5.900 6.000 6.000 6.000 6.000 6.000 6.000 6.000 6.000 6.200 6.400 6.400 6.500 6.500 6.500 6.600 6.800 6.900 7.000 7.000 7.000 7.000 7.000 7.000 7.000 7.000 7.200 7.200 7.300 7.400 7.400 7.500 7.500 7.500 7.500 7.500 7.500 7.800 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.200 8.500 8.500 8.500 8.500 8.500 8.600 8.700 8.800 9.000 9.000 9.000 9.000 9.000 9.200 9.300 9.400 9.500 9.600 9.700 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.20 10.50 10.60 10.80 10.90 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.10 12.10 12.40 12.50 12.50 12.50 12.50 12.60 12.80 13.40 13.50 13.60 14.00 14.30 14.50 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.50 15.70 15.70 15.80 16.00 16.20 16.50 16.60 17.00 17.00 17.80 17.90 18.00 18.00 18.50 18.90 19.30 19.50 19.50 19.50 20.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 20.30 20.60 21.30 22.00 22.50 22.50 23.90 24.40 25.00 25.00 25.00 26.00 28.00 28.70 30.60 31.00 31.40 31.50 32.80 33.80 34.00 34.00 34.00 34.00 34.30 35.00 35.00 36.00 36.40 36.90 38.00 38.00 39.00 39.50 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 41.00 42.00 42.00 42.00 44.00 44.70 45.00 45.00 45.90 46.00 46.80 48.00 48.60 49.00 49.00 50.00 50.70 51.00 56.00 58.70 60.90 64.00 70.00 70.00 75.00 75.00 85.00 85.80 87.90 90.00 91.60 93.00 95.00 103.4 112.4 117.0 144.6 150.0 183.0 183.8 200.0 275.0 320.0 370.0 997.7 2250.

Total Cost Penalties Against Women ( in 1000 $’s )

Number = 113 Mean = 17.4 Median = 5.5 SD = 38.1 Total = 1966.2

0.1000 0.2000 0.2000 0.3000 0.3000 0.5000 0.7000 0.7000 0.8000 1.000 1.300 1.300 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.800 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.400 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.700 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.500 3.500 3.500 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.200 4.200 4.250 4.500 4.800 5.000 5.000 5.200 5.300 5.500 5.500 5.800 5.800 6.000 6.300 6.400 6.500 7.000 7.500 7.500 8.000 8.000 9.000 9.000 9.500 9.500 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 12.00 13.60 13.70 14.00 14.50 14.50 15.00 15.00 15.00 16.00 16.00 18.00 20.00 20.00 21.60 25.00 27.50 27.50 28.00 28.80 31.00 32.00 32.00 32.50 35.00 40.00 40.70 45.00 45.50 56.00 67.00 70.00 89.00 211.0 215.0 252.9

Men received ( 402 / 515 x 100 ) 78.4 % of all cost penalties. Men paid ( 10733.4 / 12699.6 x 100 ) 84.5 % of the total dollar value of all awards.Cost penalties made against men were ( 100 – [ 17.4 / 26.7 x 100 ] ) 34.8 % higher than women on average. Median cost penalties were ( 100 – [ 5.5 / 7.4 x 100 ] ) 25.6 % higher.

Interim Cost Penalties

Interim Cost Penalties Against Men ( in 1000 $’s )

Number = 100 Mean = 5.74 Median = 3.00 SD = 10.1 Total = 5740.0

0.4000 0.5000 0.5000 0.6000 0.7000 0.7000 0.8000 0.8000 0.8000 0.8000 0.8000 1.000 1.000 1.100 1.300 1.400 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.700 1.700 1.800 1.800 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.100 2.100 2.300 2.300 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.200 3.500 3.500 3.500 3.500 3.800 3.800 4.000 4.100 4.500 4.700 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.200 5.500 5.500 6.000 6.000 6.000 6.500 6.600 7.000 7.000 7.500 7.500 8.000 9.000 9.200 10.50 12.00 12.00 12.50 12.60 13.40 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.50 16.00 16.60 19.30 28.00 93.00

Interim Cost Penalties Against Women ( in 1000 $’s )

Number = 39 Mean = 3.49 Median = 2.00 SD = 5.47 Total = 136.1

0.1000 0.2000 0.2000 0.3000 0.3000 0.5000 0.7000 0.7000 0.8000 1.000 1.300 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 4.200 4.200 5.300 5.800 6.500 8.000 10.00 13.70 32.00

Total Interim Cost Penalties ( in 1000 $’s )

Number = 139 Mean = 5.10 Median = 3.00 SD = 9.07 Total = 708.9

0.1000 0.2000 0.2000 0.3000 0.3000 0.4000 0.5000 0.5000 0.5000 0.6000 0.7000 0.7000 0.7000 0.7000 0.8000 0.8000 0.8000 0.8000 0.8000 0.8000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.100 1.300 1.300 1.400 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.700 1.700 1.800 1.800 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.100 2.100 2.300 2.300 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.200 3.500 3.500 3.500 3.500 3.800 3.800 4.000 4.100 4.200 4.200 4.500 4.700 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.200 5.300 5.500 5.500 5.800 6.000 6.000 6.000 6.500 6.500 6.600 7.000 7.000 7.500 7.500 8.000 8.000 9.000 9.200 10.00 10.50 12.00 12.00 12.50 12.60 13.40 13.70 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.50 16.00 16.60 19.30 28.00 32.00 93.00

Interim penalties include all pretrial hearings. Some interim issues may require several hearings to resolve an issue. Post trial variations may also require interim hearings. Cost determinations may be made with the motion or reserved for the trial judge. Interim cost penalties made against men were ( 100 – [ 3.49 / 5.74 x 100 ] ) 39.2 % higher than women on average. Median interim cost penalties were ( 100 – [ 2.00 / 3.00 x 100 ] ) 33.3 % higher. Assuming interim cost penalties are 70 % of fees charged by lawyers, the average lawyers fee for an interim motion is ( 5.12 100 / 70 ) 7.31 K. The median fee is ( 3.00 x 100 / 70 ) 4.29 K.

Divorce Trial Cost Penalties

Divorce Trial Cost Penalties Against Men ( in 1000 $’s )

Number = 140 Mean = 59.9 Median = 21.3 SD = 209 Total = 8386.0

1.000 1.200 1.500 2.000 2.800 3.300 3.500 3.500 3.800 4.500 4.500 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.500 5.700 5.900 6.000 6.400 6.500 7.000 7.000 7.200 7.300 7.500 7.500 8.000 8.000 8.500 8.600 8.800 9.000 9.000 9.000 9.400 9.700 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.60 10.80 11.00 11.00 12.00 12.00 12.10 12.10 12.50 12.50 13.60 14.30 14.50 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.70 16.20 17.00 17.90 18.00 18.90 19.50 20.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 20.30 20.60 22.00 22.50 22.50 23.90 24.40 25.00 25.00 26.00 28.70 30.60 31.00 31.40 31.50 32.80 33.80 34.00 34.00 34.00 34.30 35.00 35.00 36.00 36.40 36.90 38.00 38.00 39.00 39.50 40.00 40.00 40.00 41.00 42.00 42.00 42.00 44.70 45.00 45.00 46.00 46.80 48.00 48.60 49.00 49.00 50.00 50.70 51.00 60.90 64.00 70.00 75.00 75.00 85.00 85.80 87.90 90.00 91.60 95.00 103.4 112.4 117.0 144.6 150.0 183.0 183.8 200.0 275.0 320.0 997.7 2250.

Divorce Trial Cost Penalties Against Women ( in 1000 $’s )

Number = 34 Mean = 42.7 Median = 20.8 SD = 61.9 Total = 1454.2

1.300 3.000 4.000 7.000 7.500 9.000 9.500 10.00 10.00 12.00 13.60 14.00 14.50 15.00 15.00 18.00 20.00 21.60 25.00 27.50 27.50 28.80 32.00 32.50 40.00 40.70 45.00 45.50 67.00 70.00 89.00 211.0 215.0 252.9

Total Divorce Trial Cost Penalties ( in 1000 $’s )

Number = 174 Mean = 56.5 Median = 21.1 SD = 191 Total = 9831.0

1.000 1.200 1.300 1.500 2.000 2.800 3.000 3.300 3.500 3.500 3.800 4.000 4.500 4.500 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.500 5.700 5.900 6.000 6.400 6.500 7.000 7.000 7.000 7.200 7.300 7.500 7.500 7.500 8.000 8.000 8.500 8.600 8.800 9.000 9.000 9.000 9.000 9.400 9.500 9.700 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.60 10.80 11.00 11.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.10 12.10 12.50 12.50 13.60 13.60 14.00 14.30 14.50 14.50 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.70 16.20 17.00 17.90 18.00 18.00 18.90 19.50 20.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 20.30 20.60 21.60 22.00 22.50 22.50 23.90 24.40 25.00 25.00 25.00 26.00 27.50 27.50 28.70 28.80 30.60 31.00 31.40 31.50 32.00 32.50 32.80 33.80 34.00 34.00 34.00 34.30 35.00 35.00 36.00 36.40 36.90 38.00 38.00 39.00 39.50 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.70 41.00 42.00 42.00 42.00 44.70 45.00 45.00 45.00 45.50 46.00 46.80 48.00 48.60 49.00 49.00 50.00 50.70 51.00 60.90 64.00 67.00 70.00 70.00 75.00 75.00 85.00 85.80 87.90 89.00 90.00 91.60 95.00 103.4 112.4 117.0 144.6 150.0 183.0 183.8 200.0 211.0 215.0 252.9 275.0 320.0 997.7 2250.

Divorce trial cost penalties may include interim motions or just the trial itself. Cost penalty rulings made against men were ( 100 – [ 42.7 / 59.9 x 100 ] ) 28.7 % higher than women on average. Median divorce trial cost penalties were ( 100 – [ 20.8 / 21.3 x 100 ] ) 9.8 % higher. Assuming divorce trial cost penalties are 70 % of fees charged by lawyers, the average lawyers fee for an interim motion is ( 56.5 100 / 70 ) 80.7 K. The median fee is ( 21.1 x 100 / 70 ) 30.1 K

Variation Cost Penalties

Variation Cost Penalties Against Men ( in 1000 $’s )

Number = 54 Mean = 11.3 Median = 6.2 SD = 13.1 Total = 610.2

0.3000 0.8000 0.8000 0.9000 1.000 1.500 1.500 1.900 2.500 2.500 2.600 3.300 3.500 3.500 3.800 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.100 4.300 5.000 5.000 5.800 5.800 5.800 5.900 6.000 6.400 7.000 7.500 8.500 8.700 9.500 9.600 10.00 10.00 10.90 11.00 12.00 12.40 12.50 13.50 15.00 15.00 15.70 17.00 18.00 21.30 25.00 34.00 40.00 45.90 56.00 58.70

Variation Cost Penalties Against Women ( in 1000 $’s )

Number = 18 Mean = 11.9 Median = 6.0 SD = 14.3 Total = 214.2

2.500 2.500 3.500 4.000 4.500 4.800 5.000 5.200 5.500 6.400 7.500 9.000 9.500 10.00 16.00 28.00 35.00 56.00

Total Variation Cost Penalties ( in 1000 $’s )

Number = 72 Mean = 11.3 Median = 6.2 SD = 13.2 Total = 813.6

0.3000 0.8000 0.8000 0.9000 1.000 1.500 1.500 1.900 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.600 3.300 3.500 3.500 3.500 3.800 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.100 4.300 4.500 4.800 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.200 5.500 5.800 5.800 5.800 5.900 6.000 6.400 6.400 7.000 7.500 7.500 8.500 8.700 9.000 9.500 9.500 9.600 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.90 11.00 12.00 12.40 12.50 13.50 15.00 15.00 15.70 16.00 17.00 18.00 21.30 25.00 28.00 34.00 35.00 40.00 45.90 56.00 56.00 58.70

Most post divorce variations are to vary either custody and access provisions or support. Variation cost penalties made against women were ( 100 – [ 11.3 / 11.9 x 100 ] ) 9.5 % higher than men on average. Median variation cost penalties made against men were ( 100 – [ 6.0 / 6.2 x 100 ] ) 3.2 % higher than those against women. Assuming variation cost penalties are 70 % of fees charged by lawyers, the average lawyers fee for a variation is ( 11.3 100 / 70 ) 16.1 K. The median fee is ( 6.2 x 100 / 70 ) 8.9 K

Conclusions

Cost Penalties ( in 1000 $’s )

	All Penalties	Interim Motions	Divorce Trials	Variations

Male ( mean / median )	26.7 / 7.4	5.74 / 3.00	59.9 / 21.3	11.3 / 6.2
Female ( mean / median )	17.4 / 5.5	3.49 / 2.00	42.7 / 20.8	11.9 / 6.0

Total ( mean / median )		5.10 / 3.10	56.5 / 21.1	11.3 / 6.2

Abridged from Statistics Canada CANSIM table 202-0403 catalogue no. 75-202-XIE

According to Statistics Canada the average married couple with one earner has a 2006 before tax income of 64.5 K. With 2 earners it’s 91.4 K. For families with children it’s slightly higher. The average male lone parent family has an income of 67.1 K, and the average female lone parent family has an income of 40.9 K. Taxes would usually account for 25 – 35 % of incomes, and it would cost at least 15 K per new household to survive for the year. None of these average families can afford the costs of losing an average full divorce without expending more than 2 years of remaining available disposable income. None of these average families could afford to be the loser in a median full divorce without expending more than a full years available income. After consideration of support, it would cost a non custodial parent close to 2 years available income to lose an average variation, and a years income to lose a median one.

The legal costs of most family law related court actions are high enough to cause financial damage to divorced families. Appendix C gives many examples where costs have got out of hand. In some cases legal costs exceeded the value of the issue litigated many times over, or have wound up being so high they could preclude the family from affording higher educations for their children. There are even cases listed where judges have penalized lawyers for protracting the court proceedings. The high costs of litigation may also force divorcing spouses to represent themselves in court. If penalized, they are in effect forced to pay for their partners to hire a lawyer while they do without. Average non custodial parents would generally have incomes too high to qualify for social assistance or government legal aid plans. The data shows that’s 139 out of 402, or 34.6 %, of males penalized were self represented. 21 out of 113, or 18.6 %, of females penalized were self represented. Females are more often custodial parents and support recipients, so that may help explain some of the differences.

Appendix 1 Cost Penalties

A) Penalties Against Men

Contents

1 Sex of Judge M – male F - female

2 Region Ce – central east Cs – central south Cw – central east

E – eastern Ne – north east Nw – north west

Sw – south west T - Toronto

3 Sex of Mans Lawyer M – male F – female L – lawyer sr – self represented ex – ex parte

4 Sex of Womans Lawyer M – male F – female L – lawyer sr – self represented ex – ex parte

5 Type of Penalty i – interim d – divorce trial v – variation m - motion

6 Amount of cost penalty ( in 1000 $’s )

Judge

Case

Description

Shaw	M	Nw	sr	M	A.J.B. v. L.M.R.B., 2006 CanLII 26161 (ON S.C.)	i	3.0	Wife gets 3 K on interim motion, asks for 6 K
Low	F	T	sr	M	A.J.K. v. S.L.M., 2003 CanLII 2409 (ON S.C.)	v	56.0	Wife gets 56 K cost penalty on custody access variation action, offset against 8 K owed in costs for interim motion by husband
Gordon	M	Cs	sr	M	A.P. v. G.P., 2006 CanLII 17600 (ON S.C.)	t	17.9	Divorce action, 17.9 K costs
Herman	F	T	M	M	Adamson v. Steed, 2007 CanLII 1328 (ON S.C.)	t	20.0	3 day trial, wife asks 47.5 K gets 20 K
O’Neill	M	Ne	F	M	Agresti v. Hatcher, 2004 CanLII 8311 (ON S.C.)	i	28.0	28 K to pay ex wifes pretrial costs
Blishen	F	E	ex	F	Ahern v. Ahern, 2007 CanLII 37672 (ON S.C.)	v	5.0	$ 1762 per month child support, $ 270 per month spousal support, s.7 expenses and retroactive support of 35.9 K, 5 K costs
McCartney	M	Nw	sr	M	Almgren v. Almgren, 2006 CanLII 7502 (ON S.C.)	t	12.0	Divorce action, all that was left for trial was support, wife asks 18.6 and gets 12 K
Herman	F	T	M	M	Altobello v. Altobello, 2006 CanLII 44265 (ON S.C.)	m	2.5	Motion, 2.5 K costs
Glithero	M	Cs	L	L	Ashley v. Ashley, 2006 CanLII 32603 (ON S.C.)	m	8.0	Support motion, 8 K costs
Flynn	M	Cs	sr	F	Atkinson v. Atkinson, 2007 CanLII 14318 (ON S.C.)	t	14.5	Divorce trial. 14.5 K
Rivard	M	Ne	M	M	Attow v. Bang, 2006 CanLII 6695 (ON S.C.)	m	1.5	Low court award of 10 K costs overturned and 1.5 K costs instead
Gauthier	F	Ne	sr	M	Aube v. Aube, 2008 CanLII 43572 (ON S.C.)	i	8.0	8 K costs for July 2001 motion to vary support of 2.6 K per month and wifes denied motion to strike pleadings
Riopelle	M	Ne	sr	M	Aube v. Aube, 2008 CanLII 43572 (ON S.C.)	m	1.5	Apr 2000 motion setting support at 2.6 K per month, 1.5 K costs
Whalen	M	Ne	sr	M	Aube v. Aube, 2008 CanLII 43572 (ON S.C.)	m	1.0	Non harassment order subject to review made in Apr 2000, 1 K costs
Macdonald	F	T	F	M	Aunger v. Aunger, 2005 CanLII 9665 (ON S.C.)	t	33.8	33.8 K for trial
Kurisko	M	Nw	sr	M	B. P. v. T.-L. P., 2003 CanLII 2446 (ON S.C.)	m	2.0	2 K costs of motion
Clark	M	T	M	M	Babb v. Downer, 2005 CanLII 6047 (ON S.C.)	m	4.0	Costs of motion 4 K
Stach	M	Nw	M	M	Bacskai v. Bacskai, 2006 CanLII 44260 (ON S.C.)	i	1.5	Interim motion for summary judgment dismissed 1.5 K costs
Backhouse	F	T	sr	F	Ballentine v. Ballentine, 2001 CanLII 28151 (ON S.C.)	v	7.5	7.5 K costs for dismissed motion to vary support, man declared a vextacious litigant, 307 K arrears, 6.2 K costs of appeal
Platana	M	Nw	sr	sr	Bauer v. Bauer, 2006 CanLII 28731 (ON S.C.)	t	8.5	Divorce action, wife gets 8.5 K
Platana	M	Nw	sr	F	Bauer v. Bauer, 2007 CanLII 16624 (ON S.C.)	m	3.5	Husband makes failed motion for contempt, 3.5 K costs
Turnbull	M	Cs	sr	F	Beal v. Beal, 2005 CanLII 30326 (ON S.C.)	t	22.5	Wife gets 22. 5 K costs for divorce action which is roughly equal to what she owes husband for equalization
Riopelle	M	Ne	sr	F	Beaudry v. Beaudry, 2004 CanLII 20399 (ON S.C.)	m	15.0	a lien on his motorcycle transfer of 30 K of RRSP for arrears and lump sum, , 15 K costs
Scott	F	Ce	M	F	Beaumont v. Beaumont, 2006 CanLII 20528 (ON S.C.)	t	87.9	Divorce action, 84.9 K costs, and 3 K costs to apportion award.
Jarvis	M	T	sr	M	Bechler v. Bechler, 2004 CanLII 32270 (ON S.C.)	i	2.5	2.5 K for motion
Sachs	F	T	sr	M	Bechler v. Bechler, 2004 CanLII 879 (ON S.C.)	t	10.8	Divorce action, wife claims 48K gets 10.8 K
Stewart	F	T	M	F	Bekarkhanchi v. Bozchelouei, 2004 CanLII 7044 (ON S.C.)	m	7.0	7 K costs of motion
Sproat	M	Cw	M	M	Benak v. Benak, 2006 CanLII 6906 (ON S.C.)	t	48.6	Divorce action, wife gets 48.6 K costs
Loukidelis	M	Ne	M	M	Bevacqua v. Bevacqua, 2003 CanLII 1936 (ON S.C.)	m	10.0	10 K costs and GST
Aitken	F	E	M	M	Bhoi v. Bhoi, 2001 CanLII 28172 (ON S.C.)	m	2.0	2 K costs of motion
Blishen	F	E	M	M	Biddle v. Biddle, 2005 CanLII 7660 (ON S.C.)	i	12.0	Wife claims 19.5 K for interim support motion and gets 12 K
Campbell	M	Sw	M	M	Biggin v. Maloney, 2006 CanLII 7511 (ON S.C.)	t	1.5	Simple case, 1.5 K costs
Flynn	M	Cs	L	L	Boddington v. Boddington, 2003 CanLII 45771 (ON S.C.)	m	8.5	8.5 K costs of motion
Sills	M	Cs	sr	M	Bolentiru v. Radulescu, 2004 CanLII 34775 (ON S.C.)	t	20.6	Divorce action marriage declared invalid, wife asks 45.4 K gets 20.6 K
McCartney	M	Nw	sr	F	Bolt v. Bolt, 2006 CanLII 8876 (ON S.C.)	t	31.0	Divorce action, husbands pleadings struck, wife asks 45.5 K and gets 31 K
O’Neill	M	Ne	M	F	Borden v. Racicot, 2003 CanLII 2065 (ON S.C.)	i	1.3	Interim motion, 1.3 K costs
Fragomeni	M	Cw	M	F	Bradley v. Bradley, 2003 CanLII 28218 (ON S.C.)	i	6.5	Wife gets 6.5 K for interim motion
Hambly	M	Cs	M	M	Brandon v. Brandon, 2003 CanLII 2069 (ON S.C.)	m	0.7	Access motion to determine where children go to school, 0.7 K costs
Polowin	F	E	F	sr	Brazeau v. Lefebvre, 2003 CanLII 2165 (ON S.C.)	m	5.0	Self represented wife gets 5 K costs
Borkovich	M	Cs	M	F	Bremer v. Bremer, 2005 CanLII 6387 (ON S.C.)	m	15.0	15 K costs incurred by wife due to husbands intransience
Campbell	M	Sw	F	F	Brennan v. Brennan, 2002 CanLII 2742 (ON S.C.)	i	2.1	Interim motion,both parties claim to have spent over 30 K, 2.1 K costs
De Sousa	F	E	M	M	Brophy v. Brophy, 2004 CanLII 25419 (ON C.A.)	m	18.5	Default on 8 K per month support, 25 K arrears, 18.5 K costs, 12 K costs of appeal
Stong	M	Ce	M	M	Brown v. Brown, 2004 CanLII 44987 (ON S.C.)	m	12.8	Motion for support, 12.8 K costs
Hambly	M	Cs	sr	M	Buck v. Buck, 2003 CanLII 2072 (ON S.C.)	m	8.5	Unnecesary motion, 8.5 K costs, wife gets proceeds from sale of home as advance on equalization
Gordon D	M	Cs	sr	L	Bukvic v. Bukvic, 2007 CanLII 26600 (ON S.C.)	t	12.5	12.5 K for motion for constructive trust and retroactive support from bankrupt husband
Corbett	M	Cw	M	M	Bullock v. Bullock, 2004 CanLII 16949 (ON S.C.)	m	1.5	1.5 K costs for motion
Croll	F	T	sr		Bush v. Mereshensky, 2007 ONCA 679 (CanLII)	m	1.0	1 K costs of motion
Jarvis	M	T	sr		Bush v. Mereshensky, 2007 ONCA 679 (CanLII)	m	5.0	5 K costs, june 2006
Smith R	M	E	M	M	Butler v. Poelstra, 2006 CanLII 41661 (ON S.C.)	t	5.7	Divorce action, wife asks 16.3 K and gets 5.7 K costs
Scime	M	Cs	M	F	Butsky-Plekan v. Plekan, 2005 CanLII 25103 (ON S.C.)	t	75.0	Divorce, wife asks 117 K and gets 75 K, husband asks 306 K
Perkins	M	Ce	sr	F	Cabral v. Cabral, 2005 CanLII 21872 (ON S.C.)	v	21.3	Custody and access variation, supervised access, security, 21.3 K costs
Mackinnon J	F	E	M	M	Campeau v. Campeau, 2005 CanLII 27600 (ON S.C.)	t	17.0	Uncontested trial judgement against wife set aside, 17 K costs against husband and his lawyer
Power	M	E	M	M	Campeau v. Campeau, 2006 CanLII 19430 (ON S.C.)	i	15.0	15 K for motion to have mans lawyer removed
Hambly	M	Cs	M	M	Cauchy-Eckardt v. Eckardt, 2004 CanLII 6225 (ON S.C.)	m	7.4	Support motion, wife asks 8 K and gets 7.4 K
Snowie	F	Cw	sr	sr	Cavic v. Carroccia, 2006 CanLII 28554 (ON S.C.)	i	1.7	$1650 for interim motion
Timms	M	Ce	sr	F	Chamanlall v. Chamanlall, 2006 CanLII 1668 (ON S.C.)	i	2.5	2.5 K for interim motion
Matheson	M	Cs	M	M	Chapin v. Chapin, 2003 CanLII 2080 (ON S.C.)	v	0.8	Support variation, $ 750 costs
O’Neill	M	Ne	M	M	Charlton v. Ferguson, 2004 CanLII 10401 (ON S.C.)	m	3.5	3.5 K costs
Wein	F	Cw	M	M	Chaudhry v. Chaudhry, 2003 CanLII 2005 (ON S.C.)	i	9.2	Interim motion, wife asks 46 K gets 9.2 K
Henderson	M	Cs	M	M	Cianflone v. Cianflone, 2006 CanLII 37127 (ON S.C.)	t	14.3	Divorce action no kids 14.3 K costs
Flynn	M	Cs	M	F	Claer v. Claer, 2006 CanLII 32612 (ON S.C.)	m	5.0	Motion, wife asks 8.5 K gets 5 K
Fragomeni	M	Cw	M	F	Collin v. Collin, 2005 CanLII 48919 (ON S.C.)	v	1.5	Support variation, divided success, wife gets 1.5 K costs
Clark	M	T	M	F	Copp v. Copp, 2004 CanLII 34077 (ON S.C.)	t	15.0	Divorce action, 15 K costs
Lack	F	Ce	M	M	Coscarella v. Coscarella, 2000 CanLII 20376 (ON S.C.)	i	1.4	Interim motion, wife asks 2.6 K and gets 1.4 K, no costs for either side in divorce action
Harris	M	Cs	M	M	Costa v. Costa, 2002 CanLII 2708 (ON S.C.)	t	34.3	Divorce action, 5 day trial, wife asks 41.7 K and gets 34.3 K
Perkins	M	Ce	M	M	Costabile v. Costabile, 2004 CanLII 42934 (ON S.C.)	i	16.0	Wife gets husbands answer struck, 16 K costs and 5 K costs of appeal
Rogers	F	Ce	M	M	Costabile v. Costabile, 2004 CanLII 42935 (ON S.C.)	i	0.7	0.7 K for interim motion
Perkins	M	Ce	M	M	Costabile v. Costabile, 2005 CanLII 44377 (ON C.A.)	i	5.0	2.5 K held for security to be given to wife, pleadings struck, appeal dismissed 5 K costs
Gordon D	M	Cs	F	M	Craig v. Craig, 2004 CanLII 5039 (ON S.C.)	v	6.4	Husbands motion to terminate support, 6.4 K costs
Rutherford	M	E			Craig v. Craig, 2005 CanLII 50263 (ON S.C.)	m	1.5	Contempt motion against man dismissed 1.5 K for motion
Sheffield	M	E	M	F	Craig v. Craig, 2005 CanLII 50263 (ON S.C.)	i	1.5	1.5 K for interim motion
Eberhard	F	Ce			Critch v. Critch, 2005 CanLII 16630 (ON S.C.)	m	4.0	Motion, 4 K costs
Rutherford	M	E	sr	M	Cunningham v. Lefebvre, 2006 CanLII 5602 (ON S.C.)	i	3.0	Interim motion 3 K costs
Sheffield	M	E	sr	M	Cunningham v. Lefebvre, 2006 CanLII 5602 (ON S.C.)	i	2.0	Interim motion, 2 K costs
Toscano Romano	F	E	sr	M	Cunningham v. Lefebvre, 2006 CanLII 5602 (ON S.C.)	i	1.5	Interim motion, 1.5 K costs
Flynn	M	Cs	sr	F	Cupolo v. Anzovino, 2003 CanLII 2091 (ON S.C.)	t	1.0	1K for ex parte divorce, requested 11 K
Benotto	F	T	M	M	Cutaia-Mahler v. Mahler, 2001 CanLII 28138 (ON S.C.)	v	15.0	15 K for motion to vary support
Manton	M	E	M	M	D.Q. v. R.A., 2006 CanLII 42375 (ON S.C.)	i	4.1	4.1 K for earlier motion, unemployed man imputed to 40 K
Campbell	M	Sw	F	F	Dababneh v. Dababneh, 2004 CanLII 5858 (ON S.C.)	t	85.0	Divorce action, wife gets 85 K
De Sousa	F	E	M	F	Dahdouh v. Dahdouh, 2003 CanLII 1920 (ON S.C.)	i	3.5	Interim motion for possession of home and leave to appeal, 3.5 K costs
Mackinnon J	F	E	M	F	Dahdouh v. Dahdouh, 2003 CanLII 2041 (ON S.C.)	i	2.0	Interim motions, 2 K costs
Marshman	F	Sw	F	F	Dale v. Dale, 2003 CanLII 2006 (ON S.C.)	i	1.8	Wife gets 1.8 K in costs from interim motion
Pazaratz	M	Cs	sr	F	Damian v. Damian, 2007 CanLII 18021 (ON S.C.)	t	10.6	Divorce action, wife asks 15.2 K and gets 10.6 K
Olah	F	Ce	M	M	David v. David, 2005 CanLII 10541 (ON S.C.)	t	42.0	Divorce trial, wife gets 42 K
Karakatsanis	F	T	M	M	David v. McCain, 2006 CanLII 9302 (ON S.C.)	i	15.0	Interim motion for custody access, wife asks 20 K and gets 15 K, husband asks 40 K and gets increased access
Perkins	M	Ce	M	M	Davis v. Davis, 2004 CanLII 19156 (ON S.C.)	t	16.2	Dividided success in application, husband pays 15K and 1.2 K for costs ruling
Roy	M	E	sr	M	Davis v. Davis, 2004 CanLII 32470 (ON S.C.)	t	50.7	Divorce action, wife asks 61 K gets 50.7 K
Metivier	F	E	ex	M	Davis v. Morris, 2006 CanLII 8196 (ON C.A.)	i	0.8	8 K costs of striking motion, varied to $ 750 on appeal, 6 K costs of appeal against wife.
Benotto	F	T	M	F	Davis v. Nusca, 2003 CanLII 2301 (ON S.C.D.C.)	i	2.0	2 K costs for motion, leave to appeal denied, mother move to Sweden with children in interim
Herman	F	T	M	F	D'Costa v. D'Costa, 2005 CanLII 56207 (ON S.C.)	v	13.5	Support variation, wife asks for 19.3 K and gets 13.5 K
Backhouse	F	T	M	M	Debora v. Debora, 2005 CanLII 7671 (ON S.C.)	t	2250.0	Wife asks for 2.6 million and gets 2.25 million for divorce
Smith GP	M	Nw	F	M	DeCicco v. DeCicco, 2003 CanLII 2094 (ON S.C.)	t	20.0	Divorce action 20 K costs
Marshman	F	Sw	M	M	Deelstra v. Van Osch, 2003 CanLII 2007 (ON S.C.)	t	30.6	Divorce action, 4 day trial, wife gets custody 30.6 K
Glithero	M	Cs	M	M	Defoe v. Defoe, 2004 CanLII 5040 (ON S.C.)	t	1.2	Divorce action, all but support settled on consent, wife gets 1.2 K
Flynn	M	Cs	sr	F	Del Net v. Benger, 2003 CanLII 2096 (ON S.C.)	m	6.8	Mother allowed to move with child, 6.8 K costs
Aston	M	T	M	M	Delellis v. Delellis and Delellis, 2005 CanLII 36447 (ON S.C.)	t	45.0	Family claim including constructive trust, wife and child win 50 K and 10 K cost, claim 45 K costs
Olah	F	Ce	M	F	Denby v. Denby, 2003 CanLII 2097 (ON S.C.)	t	28.7	Divorve action, 4 day trial, 28.7 K costs
Campbell	M	Sw	sr	F	DePace v. Michienzi, 2000 CanLII 22460 (ON S.C.)	i	19.3	Mans pleadings struck 19.3 K costs
Eberhard	F	Ce	sr	F	Di Manno v. Di Manno, 2002 CanLII 2673 (ON S.C.)	t	40.0	Divorce action, wife asks 58 K gets 40 K, man had a lawyer at trial
Cusinato	M	Sw	M	F	Dias v. Dias, 2005 CanLII 41541 (ON S.C.)	i	2.3	Interim motion on sale of property, 2.3 K costs
Stewart	F	T	F	M	Dickie v. Dickie, 2006 CanLII 10735 (ON C.A.)	m	16.5	Contempt motion, 16.5 K
Marshman	F	Sw	M	M	Dietrich v. Franklin, 2003 CanLII 41467 (ON S.C.)	t	41.0	Divorce action and appeal, 41 K costs
Aitken	F	E	sr	M	Doherty v. Wilcox, 2007 CanLII 5527 (ON S.C.)	v	4.0	Support variation, divided success, wife asks 8.3 K and gets 4 K
Wildman	F	Ce	sr	L	Domb v. Domb, 2002 CanLII 2661 (ON S.C.)	i	15.0	15 K costs, summary judgment, pleadings struck, 1 million insurance policy
Perkins	M	Ce	sr	F	Domb v. Domb, 2002 CanLII 45568 (ON S.C.)	i	12.0	Husbands pleadings struck, 12 K costs for motion
Cusson	M	E	sr	M	Donaldson v. Dénommée, 2004 CanLII 53115 (ON S.C.)	t	8.0	$ 625 child support and $ 800 spousal support, man makes 78 K per year, 8 K costs
Ferguson	F	Ce	F	M	Dorion v. Merkley, 2006 CanLII 38357 (ON S.C.)	i	5.2	Husband loses interim motion 5.2 K costs
Whitten	M	Cs	M	M	Drygala v. Pauli, 2003 CanLII 48241 (ON C.A.)	t	26.0	15 K costs of trial and 9.5 K costs of appeal, and 1.5 K costs of stay motion, all to be enforced by FRO, 6 K security for appeal
Power	M	E	sr	M	Dunklin v. Dunklin, 2006 CanLII 15761 (ON S.C.)	m	8.5	Wife claims 16.5 K and gets 8.5 K for motion
Power	M	E	sr	M	Dunklin v. Dunklin, 2006 CanLII 5877 (ON S.C.)	i	0.8	Interim motion $ 750 costs
Stong	M	Ce	sr	F	Dunn v. Menear, 2003 CanLII 20236 (ON S.C.)	v	4.3	Support variation, 4.3 K costs
Flynn	M	Cs	sr	L	Duquette v. Gregorio, 2006 CanLII 32615 (ON S.C.)	m	2.4	2.4 K costs for access motion
Timms	M	Ce	sr	M	Dvernichuk v. Larouche, 2003 CanLII 2107 (ON S.C.)	m	4.5	Motion for access and custody, 4.5 K costs
Loukidelis	M	Ne	M	M	Dwyer v. Dwyer, 2005 CanLII 5852 (ON S.C.)	m	9.3	9.3 K costs
Steinberg	M	Cs	sr	sr	Edgar v. Sikora, 2004 CanLII 13394 (ON S.C.)	i	1.5	1.5 K costs of interim motion
Fragomeni	M	Cw	M	M	Elder v. Elder, 2006 CanLII 3276 (ON S.C.)	v	3.5	Motion to vary support, husband asks 10.3 K and wife gets 3.5 K
Perkins	M	Ce	M	M	Elieff v. Elieff, 2007 CanLII 15787 (ON S.C.)	i	15.5	Interims motions, wife claims 20 K gets 15.5 K
Macdonald	F	T	M	F	Emamghorashi v. Nateghi, 2003 CanLII 2306 (ON S.C.)	m	1.5	Husband gets default of over 13 K in costs penalties set aside but gets cost penalty of 1.5 K
McWatt	F	T	M	F	Emamghorashi v. Nateghi, 2003 CanLII 2306 (ON S.C.)	i	1.5	1.5 K costs for interim motion
Rivard	M	Ne	M	M	Emamghorashi v. Nateghi, 2003 CanLII 2306 (ON S.C.)	i	0.8	0.8 K costs of interim motion, ex parte default with 12.5 K cost penalty and 4 K security for costs eventually set aside
Glithero	M	Cs	M	F	Erb v. Erb, 2003 CanLII 2308 (ON S.C.)	t	18.9	Divorce action, wife asks 23.8 K gets 18.9 K
Eberhard	F	Ce	sr	M	Ernyes v. Rachlin, 2004 CanLII 47867 (ON S.C.)	m	4.5	Contempt motion, 4.5 K costs
Mackinnon J	F	E	F	M	F. v. V., 2002 CanLII 2767 (ON S.C.)	t	95.0	Divorce action, wife asks for 158 K and gets 95 K costs
Steinberg	M	Cs	sr	M	F.(J.) v. C.(V.) (No. 7), 2002 CanLII 46717 (ON S.C.)	t	90.0	Divorce action with 73 day trial, wife asks 290 K and gets 90 K
Gordon D	M	Cs	M	F	F.J.N. v. J.L.N., 2004 CanLII 34783 (ON S.C.)	t	15.0	Divorce action including mobility, wife asks 20.2 K gets 15 K
Henderson	M	Cs	sr	M	Facchin v. Taylor, 2004 CanLII 33118 (ON S.C.)	m	2.0	Appeal of support variance, 2 K costs
Mackenzie	M	Cw	M	M	Fancett v. Deprato, 2006 CanLII 2402 (ON S.C.)	t	34.0	Wife asks for 68 K and gets 34 K for divorce action
Wein	F	Cw	L	L	Federici v. Therrien, 2004 CanLII 5037 (ON S.C.)	t	7.2	Mans claim for a constructive trust dismissed 7.2 K costs
Belobaba	M	T	M	F	Feher v. Healey, 2006 CanLII 33312 (ON S.C.)	m	14.0	Husband sues wife over transfer of home and loses, wife asks for 26 K and gets 14 K
Polowin	F	E	sr	M	Fequet v. Petelka Fequet, 2003 CanLII 2200 (ON S.C.)	t	9.7	Divorce action, husband asks for 21 K and wife gets 9.7 K
Campbell	M	Sw	sr	M	Ficca v. Ficca, 2004 CanLII 6226 (ON S.C.)	v	1.9	Motion to change access, 1.9 K costs
Kruzick	M	Cw	M	F	Finch v. Finch, 2003 CanLII 9776 (ON S.C.)	v	6.0	Support variation, wife asks for 23 K and gets 6 K
Panet	M	E	sr	M	Fisher v. Green, 2003 CanLII 2120 (ON S.C.)	m	6.5	Wifes motion for retroactive support, wife claims 44 K gets 6.5 K
Hambly	M	Cs	M	M	Fleming v. Fleming, 2005 CanLII 19832 (ON S.C.)	v	0.8	Motion to vary access to unsupervised dismissed, 0.8 K costs
Belch	M	E	M	F	Fleming v. Lamb, 2004 CanLII 5001 (ON S.C.)	m	3.5	Wife asks 11 K and gets 3.5 K for support / income determination motion
Lafreniere	F	Cs	F	M	Fletcher v. McDonnell, 2005 CanLII 23108 (ON S.C.)	i	2.0	2 K costs of interim motion reserverved for trial judge
Fragomeni	M	Cw	M	M	Flewelling v. Flewelling, 2007 CanLII 16442 (ON S.C.)	i	2.5	Interim motion, 2.5 K costs
Matheson	M	Cs	M	M	Flewelling v. Flewelling, 2007 CanLII 16442 (ON S.C.)	m	6.0	Motion unsuccessfully appealed 6 K costs
Paisley	M	T	M	F	Flikerski v. Flikerski, 2001 CanLII 28126 (ON S.C.)	m	1.5	$1500 costs of motion
Smith R	M	E	F	M	Fournier v. Burton, 2006 CanLII 42370 (ON S.C.)	v	4.0	Husband loses motion to have support terminated, 4 K costs
Karakatsanis	F	T	M	F	Fox v. Fox, 2006 CanLII 21065 (ON S.C.)	t	85.8	Divorce action with a 10 day trial, wife asks 200 K gets 85.8 K
Hambly	M	Cs	M	M	Fulmer v. Kaleo-Fulmer, 2002 CanLII 2719 (ON S.C.)	v	2.6	2.6 K costs for custody variation motion, changed to sole custody to wife
Wright	M	Nw	M	F	G.P.M. v. S.J.F., 2005 CanLII 19840 (ON S.C.)	t	36.4	Divorce action 36.4 Kcosts
Lofchik	M	Cs	M	F	Galambos v. Towers, 2006 CanLII 29661 (ON S.C.)	t	44.7	Divorce action no children, wife asks for 60.4 K and gets 44.7 K
Sachs	F	T	M	F	Gardiman v. Brown, 2006 CanLII 40789 (ON S.C.)	m	4.0	Motion for access and crossmotion for support, 4 K costs
Stach	M	Nw	M	F	Gardiman v. Brown, 2006 CanLII 40789 (ON S.C.)	i	6.0	6 K total costs of multiple issues and motions
Hambly	M	Cs	M	M	Gentle v. Gentle, 2007 CanLII 26606 (ON S.C.)	v	3.8	Motion to vary support. 3.8 K costs
Young	F	T	M	M	Giacco v. Papadopoulos, 2006 CanLII 40790 (ON S.C.)	m	20.0	Combined $ 6021 per month child support and spousal support, husband claims 72 K income and is imputed to 100 K, wife get interim disbursement of 25 K, 20 K costs
Marshman	F	Sw	M	M	Giguere v. Giguere, 2004 CanLII 5004 (ON S.C.)	t	12.1	Trial of support, 12.1 K costs
Kruzick	M	Cw	M	F	Gill v. Gill, 2006 CanLII 8467 (ON S.C.)	i	0.8	0.75 K for interim motion
Seppi	F	Cw	L	L	Gill v. Gill, 2006 CanLII 8467 (ON S.C.)	i	2.5	2.5 K costs for interim motion
Tucker	F	Cs	sr	M	Gill v. Knack, 2007 CanLII 1332 (ON S.C.)	t	3.5	Only remaining issue was Christmas access, 3.5 K costs
Greer	F	T	F	sr	Gingo v. Ginglo, 2004 CanLII 1546 (ON S.C.)	m	17.8	17.8 K arrears on costs and 12.8 K interest on arrears on costs, interest on costs rescinded,
Mesbur	F	T	F	L	Gingo v. Ginglo, 2004 CanLII 1546 (ON S.C.)	i	1.0	$ 1000 to wife and mans motion to vary may proceed
Mackinnon J	F	E	M	M	Gomez v. Bartusch, 2003 CanLII 37828 (ON S.C.)	i	3.5	Summary judgment denied, 3.5 K costs of motion
Beaulieu	F	T	M	M	Gonawati v. Teitsson, 2000 CanLII 22541 (ON S.C.)	t	42.0	Wife gets unstated prejudgment interest, 42 K costs
Power	M	E	M	M	Graff v. Graff, 2002 CanLII 2788 (ON S.C.)	i	3.8	Interim motion, 3.8 K costs
Millanetti	F	Cs	M	F	Graham v. Graham, 2005 CanLII 23682 (ON S.C.)	t	40.0	Wife gets 40 K costs
Whitten	M	Cs	M	M	Grant v. Stemmler, 2006 CanLII 9972 (ON S.C.)	i	4.0	Interim motion 4 K costs
Shaw	M	Nw	sr	F	Gray v. Gray, 2006 CanLII 28736 (ON S.C.)	t	5.5	5.5 K costs for uncontested divorce action
Thorburn	F	T	sr		Grimalyuk v. Concelos, 2007 CanLII 1325 (ON S.C.)	m	4.0	4 K total costs
Mackinnon j	F	E	M	M	Guy v. Tulloch, 2004 CanLII 15397 (ON S.C.)	t	25.0	Divorce action, wife asks 35 K and gets 25 K costs
Gordon D	M	Cs	sr	M	H.1 v. H.2, 2004 CanLII 43947 (ON S.C.)	t	5.9	1 day simple trial, 5.9 K costs
Macdonald	F	T	M	M	H.1 v. H.2, 2004 CanLII 43947 (ON S.C.)	t	70.0	Divorce action, 70 K cost
Turnbull	M	Cs	M	M	Hachey v. Hachey, 2007 CanLII 52987 (ON S.C.)	i	3.0	Man claims 70 K income and is imputed to 90 K, wife claims 14 K per year and is imputed to 35 K, 1 K per month spousal support 0.7 K child support, 3 K costs of interim motion
Blishen	F	E	F	M	Hackett v. Leung, 2005 CanLII 42254 (ON S.C.)	m	4.0	Motion, wife claims 8.4 K and gets 4 K
Baltman	F	Cw	sr	M	Hakim-Kyei v. Kyei, 2005 CanLII 34581 (ON S.C.)	m	5.5	5.5 K costs of motion
Aitken	F	E	sr	F	Hamilton v. Hamilton, 2005 CanLII 47744 (ON S.C.)	t	5.0	5 K cost award for divorce trial, 5 K for 2 interim cost awards also
Roy	M	E	sr	F	Hamilton v. Hamilton, 2005 CanLII 47744 (ON S.C.)	i	2.5	2.5 K costs for motions
Glithero	M	Cs	L	L	Harnum v. Harnum, 2005 CanLII 3231 (ON S.C.)	t	12.5	12.6 K costs for 2 day trial
Keenan	M	T	sr	sr	Harrison v. Harrison, 2004 CanLII 6216 (ON S.C.)	m	1.1	6.2 K arrears and 1.1 K costs, ordered imprisoned if he doesn’t pay
O’Neill	M	Ne	M	F	Hart v. Hart, 2003 CanLII 2130 (ON S.C.)	t	3.5	Trial of support, wife claims 43 K gets 3.5 K, husband also claims over 40 K
Matheson	M	Cs	M	M	Hines v. Hines, 2007 CanLII 2208 (ON S.C.)	m	3.1	Support action, 3.1 K costs
De Sousa	F	E	sr	F	Hinke v. Lake, 2007 CanLII 8635 (ON S.C.)	v	10.0	Man achieves substancial success on motion to vary but wife gven 10 K costs
Sproat	M	Cw	F	F	Hobbs v. Hobbs, 2007 CanLII 26282 (ON S.C.)	m	8.0	Success on motions divided, wife asks 53.5 K and gets 8 K
Glithero	M	Cs	sr	M	Hoddinott v. Hoddinott, 2002 CanLII 2791 (ON S.C.)	t	13.6	Wife gets interim exclusive possession, man declares bankruptcy, 13.6 K costs for trial
Desotti	M	Sw	M	M	Holmes v. Holmes, 2005 CanLII 5488 (ON S.C.)	t	12.0	Divorce action with 3 day trial, wife gets 12 K, husband asks 45 K
Speigel	F	T	sr	F	Hosannah v. Hosannah, 2004 CanLII 9498 (ON S.C.)	m	7.0	Appeal, wife asks for 13.8 K and gets 7 K costs for motion
Langdon	M	Cw	L	L	Hutchinson v. Hutchinson, 2002 CanLII 2792 (ON S.C.)	i	6.0	Motion to change jurisdiction, 6 K costs
Rogers	F	Ce	F	F	Ierullo v. Ierullo, 2006 CanLII 33301 (ON C.A.)	v	4.0	4 K costs of motion to vary and 5 K costs of appeal
Mackinnon J	F	E	sr	M	Irace v. Irace, 2004 CanLII 5020 (ON S.C.)	m	3.5	Contempt motion, 3.5 K costs
Mackenzie	M	Cw	F	M	Irwin v. Irwin, 2006 CanLII 5451 (ON S.C.)	t	31.5	Divorce action, wife claims 47 K and gets 31.5 K, husband claims 42 K
Snowie	F	Cw	M	M	Islam v. Rahman, 2006 CanLII 22137 (ON S.C.)	t	183.0	183 K costs of divorce action, 36 K of costs enforceable by FRO
Van Melle	F	Cw	M	F	Islam v. Rahman, 2006 CanLII 22137 (ON S.C.)	t	183.8	Divorce action, 183.8 K
Lalonde	M	E	sr	sr	J.B.G. v. L.B., 2004 CanLII 53230 (ON S.C.)	t	20.0	Restraining order wife gets custody, answer struck, 20 K cost penalty, previous 12K cost penalty
Bellegham	M	Cw	M	F	J.D.K v. K.W.B.K, 2005 CanLII 38100 (ON S.C.)	t	48.0	Divorce action, wife asks 73 K gets 48 K
Quinn JW	M	Cs	sr	M	J.L.C. v. S.B.L., 2006 CanLII 13759 (ON S.C.)	t	46.0	Man accused of being abusive and threatening lawyer and assessor, court orders termination of access and restrictions on motions, 46 K costs
Trousdale	F	E	sr	M	J.M.M. v. G.S.M., 2006 CanLII 6457 (ON S.C.)	t	40.0	Husbands pleadings struck, uncontested trial, imputed income, retroactive support, 40 K costs
Ferguson	F	Ce	M	M	Jackson v. Jackson, 2005 CanLII 6371 (ON S.C.)	i	6.0	6 K costs for interim motions to vary support
Magda	M	Ce	M	M	Jackson v. Jackson, 2005 CanLII 6371 (ON S.C.)	i	3.0	3 K costs of interim motion, pleadings struck, 50 K arrears
Brown	M	T	L	L	Javaid v. Valmas, 2006 CanLII 37882 (ON S.C.)	m	5.5	5.5 K costs for contempt motion
Van Melle	F	Cw	M	M	Jhuman v. Moakhan, 2005 CanLII 36266 (ON S.C.)	m	10.0	Contempt for failure to pay support and violation of harassment order 10 K cost penalty, motion for variation dismissed, 15 K security deposit
Flynn	M	Cs	M	M	Johannesson v. Johannesson, 2003 CanLII 2141 (ON S.C.)	m	2.1	Contempt access motion by husband, 2.1 K costs
Spence	M	T	sr	M	Johnson v. Schwalm, 2006 CanLII 13771 (ON S.C.)	m	15.8	Contempt motion, 15.8 K costs, ordered imprisoned if he doesn’t pay
Power	M	E	M	F	Jonas v. Da Silva, 2003 CanLII 38129 (ON S.C.)	m	4.0	Garnishment hearing, 4 K costs
Aitken	F	E	sr	F	Jonas v. Jonas, 2003 CanLII 1967 (ON S.C.)	t	22.5	Divorce action 2 day trial, husbands pleadings struck, 22.5 K costs
Van Melle	F	Cw	sr	sr	Jordan v. Martins, 2004 CanLII 19145 (ON S.C.)	i	0.4	0.2 K costs interim motion plus accrued interest of 0.2 K
Czurtin	M	T	M	F	Jordan v. Stewart, 2007 CanLII 11716 (ON S.C.)	v	7.0	Motion to vary support, wife asks 13.5 K and gets 7 K
Brown	M	T	L	L	Kaplun v. Kaplun, 2007 CanLII 38396 (ON S.C.)	m	7.5	7.5 K for motion
Cusinato	M	Sw	M	F	Kauric v. Kauric, 2006 CanLII 31729 (ON S.C.)	v	12.4	Support variation, 12.4 K costs, 41 K US arrears
Festeryga	M	Cs	M	M	Keen v. Keen, 2007 CanLII 6919 (ON S.C.)	i	3.5	3.5 K interim motion
Henderson	M	Cs	M	M	Keen v. Keen, 2007 CanLII 6919 (ON S.C.)	t	9.4	Divorce action settled on consent except support, 9.4 costs
Gordon D	M	Cs	L	L	Kelly v. Kelly, 2002 CanLII 2700 (ON S.C.)	i	3.2	Interim motion, wife asks 4.6 K and gets 3.2 K
Scott	F	Ce	ex	sr	Kennedy v. Sinclair, 2003 CanLII 57393 (ON C.A.)	t	45.0	Mans answer struck, uncontested trial, income imputed to 60 K, 137 K lump sum support, 45 K costs, appeal dismissed
Pierce	F	Nw	M	F	Kimpton v. Kimpton, 2003 CanLII 2147 (ON S.C.)	t	39.5	Divorce action, wife claims 61 K gets 39.5
Strong	M	Ce	M	M	King v. Sutherland, 2005 CanLII 6377 (ON S.C.)	m	4.7	Motion for support, 4.7 K costs
Glass	M	Ce	M	F	Kirby v. Chappell, 2003 CanLII 1990 (ON S.C.)	t	9.0	Divorce action with trial, 9 K costs
Turnbull	M	Cs	M	F	Kloosterman v. Kloosterman, 2006 CanLII 35629 (ON S.C.)	t	2.8	Wife asks 45 K and gets 2.8 K in divorce action
Ferrier	M	T	M	M	Kondovski v. Kondovski, 2006 CanLII 24455 (ON S.C.)	v	1.5	Mans motion to vary support and rescind arrears dismissed on summary judgment, costs $ 1500
Pierce	F	Nw	sr	M	Korczynski v. Korczynski, 2007 CanLII 16631 (ON S.C.)	t	9.0	Divorce action, wife claims 32.3 K and gets 9 K, man gets supervised access
Clark	M	T	sr	L	Kordic v. Bernachi, 2006 CanLII 38875 (ON S.C.)	i	5.0	15 K security to make motion, 5 K costs, 18 K costs still owing
Backhouse	F	T	sr	M	Kordic v. Bernachi, 2007 CanLII 34844 (ON S.C.)	m	15.0	15 K costs for motion to change support
Low	F	T	sr	L	Kordic v. Bernachi, 2007 CanLII 34844 (ON S.C.)	m	5.0	5 K costs for motion
Eberhard	F	Ce	sr(ex)	F	Koster v. Koster, 2002 CanLII 2693 (ON S.C.)	t	6.0	Ex parte trial, vesting order on home separation agreement overturned, support ordered though man denies being a parent, 6 K costs

	All Penalties	Interim Motions	Divorce Trials	Variations

Male ( mean / median )	38.1 / 10.6	8.20 / 4.29	85.6 / 30.4	16.1 / 8.9
Female ( mean / median )	24.9 / 7.8	4.98 / 2.86	61.0 / 29.7	17.0 / 9.1

Total ( mean / median )		7.31 / 4.29	80.7 / 30.1	16.1 / 8.9

	Interim Motions	Divorce Trials	Variations

Losing Party ( mean / median )	12.43 / 7.29	137.2 / 51.9	27.4 / 15.1
Winning Party ( mean / median )	2.19 / 1.27	24.2 / 9.0	4.8 / 2.7

Both Parties ( mean / median )	14.62 / 8.58	161.4 / 60.2	32.2 / 17.8

	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Married couples only
One earner	59,600	60,400	64,000	66,200	64,500
Two earners	89,500	85,600	85,300	89,000	91,400
Two parent families with children⁴
One earner	69,500	71,300	68,900	65,500	66,300
Two earners	90,600	91,000	94,300	92,700	93,300
Lone-parent families
Male lone-parent families	54,300	58,800	54,900	65,500	67,100
Female lone-parent families	34,300	34,500	34,500	40,900	40,900

Peter Karl Roscoe

Introduction

Cost Penalty Data Summary

Conclusions

Average Total Income by Economic Family Type 2000 - 2006

Married couples only