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C-25.01 - Code of Civil Procedure

Section 342
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342. The court, after hearing the parties, may, on its own initiative or on an application, punish substantial breaches noted in the conduct of the proceeding by ordering a party to pay to another party, as legal costs, an amount that it considers fair and reasonable to cover the professional fees of the other party’s lawyer or, if the other party is not represented by a lawyer, to compensate the other party for the time spent on the case and the work involved.
For that purpose, in family matters, the court takes into account the history of the proceedings involving the parties.
2014, c. 1, a. 342; 2024, c. 22, s. 32.
342. The court, after hearing the parties, may punish substantial breaches noted in the conduct of the proceeding by ordering a party to pay to another party, as legal costs, an amount that it considers fair and reasonable to cover the professional fees of the other party’s lawyer or, if the other party is not represented by a lawyer, to compensate the other party for the time spent on the case and the work involved.
2014, c. 1, a. 342.
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