Hello,
We are self represented and my husbands ex gf has a lawyer. They have requested costs on her side. I've heard a few things:
1. Depends on whether or not one of the parties is unreasonable to deal with.
2. Depends on who wins (so I assume that if we win 50% of the issues and she wins 50% of the issues we wouldn't have to pay her costs?) or it may be proportionate?
3. I've heard no one party gets awarded costs in certain courts (we are in Oshawa)
4. It's completely up to the judge
Help!! I want to know if we are going to be stuck with this bill. Prior to the case conference my husband suggested mediation. She said no. She then said maybe, if you come to it and I get this, that and this. He said no, that is not how mediation works; we will go to court then. (She started the court process).
We have made an offer at one point during the proceedings, after the settlement conference, and heard nothing back from her lawyer.
We have emails showing how unreasonable she is. Every email she calls me names, insults me and him and every member of his family.
What do you think our chances are of having to pay her costs?
We are self represented and my husbands ex gf has a lawyer. They have requested costs on her side. I've heard a few things:
1. Depends on whether or not one of the parties is unreasonable to deal with.
2. Depends on who wins (so I assume that if we win 50% of the issues and she wins 50% of the issues we wouldn't have to pay her costs?) or it may be proportionate?
3. I've heard no one party gets awarded costs in certain courts (we are in Oshawa)
4. It's completely up to the judge
Help!! I want to know if we are going to be stuck with this bill. Prior to the case conference my husband suggested mediation. She said no. She then said maybe, if you come to it and I get this, that and this. He said no, that is not how mediation works; we will go to court then. (She started the court process).
We have made an offer at one point during the proceedings, after the settlement conference, and heard nothing back from her lawyer.
We have emails showing how unreasonable she is. Every email she calls me names, insults me and him and every member of his family.
What do you think our chances are of having to pay her costs?
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