PEREZ & MOLINA

In the matter of *Perez & Molina*, heard before Judge Obradovic, the dispute concerned an application for costs following the discontinuance of an application for divorce. The respondent husband had incurred significant expense as a result of the wife's discontinued application.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the respondent husband was entitled to an award of costs in relation to the discontinued divorce proceedings, and if so, the quantum of those costs.

Judge Obradovic reasoned that the wife's discontinuance of the divorce application had caused the husband to incur substantial costs. Applying the general principle that costs follow the event, and considering the circumstances of the case, the court determined that an order for costs was appropriate. The court ordered that the wife pay the husband's costs in the amount of $22,780.51 within 42 days.