Atkinson and Atkinson (No. 3)
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[2017] FamCA 968
•29 November 2017
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Atkinson and Atkinson (No. 3) [2017] FamCA 968
[2017] FamCA 968
29 November 2017
CaseChat Overview and Summary
This matter concerned an application by the father for orders regarding the costs of proceedings between the parties, Atkinson and Atkinson (No. 3), heard before Foster J. The dispute revolved around the allocation of legal costs incurred during earlier proceedings.
The primary legal issue before the court was the determination of the quantum of costs to be awarded to the mother and the extent to which the father should be ordered to pay those costs.
Foster J ordered that the father pay the mother's costs in the sum of $3,263.00. This order was to be effective within one month from the date of the judgment, subject to the formal entry of the order in the Court's records.
The primary legal issue before the court was the determination of the quantum of costs to be awarded to the mother and the extent to which the father should be ordered to pay those costs.
Foster J ordered that the father pay the mother's costs in the sum of $3,263.00. This order was to be effective within one month from the date of the judgment, subject to the formal entry of the order in the Court's records.
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Family Law
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Civil Procedure
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Costs
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Atkinson & Atkinson (No 2)
[2017] FamCA 544
Penfold v Penfold
[1980] HCA 4
Penfold v Penfold
[1980] HCA 4