A [name withheld] offer in a domestic relationship property claim that exceeds the judgment amount will ordinarily result in the offeree paying the offeror's costs from the date of rejection, but not necessarily on an indemnity basis. The inclusion of extraneous matters (such as child maintenance) in a settlement offer does not automatically excuse rejection where the offeree's own counter-offer included similar terms.
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