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Disbursements are out of pocket expenses, such as filing fees, witness fees, travelling and subsistence expenses, discovery transcript fees, experts’ fees, and fees for medical/legal reports, photocopies, couriers, postage, and the like. Generally, most disbursements are recoverable, provided they are considered to be reasonable and necessary.
The potential of a cost award being made at a hearing or trial can provide an incentive for the parties to settle and agree to not have to pay costs to each other. It can encourage parties to be more reasonable in their positions and try to narrow the issues that need court intervention.
For more information about costs, see the Legal Services Society of British Columbia’s 's Family Law website's information sheet on page [https://familylawwww.lssclicklaw.bc.ca/bc-legal-systemresource/if-4649 "If you-have-to go-to court/costs-"] under the section "Costs and-expenses Costs and Expenses]."
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