In Brzezinski both the majority and the dissent regarded the use of the term "reasonable" in subsection 18(2) as a requirement that the probate court consider the ability of the child and the parents (or the guardian or custodian, if applicable) to pay for all or some portion of the costs of out-of-home care.

In Brzezinski, supra at 663-672, this Court reviewed the language and history of subsection 18(2) and concluded that the statute did not mandate that parents (or presumably any of the named parties) reimburse the entire cost of a child's out-of-home care.