Atkinson and Atkinson (No. 3)

Case

[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.
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Areas of Law

  • Family Law

  • Civil Procedure

Legal Concepts

  • Costs

  • Remedies

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Cases Citing This Decision

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Cases Cited

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Statutory Material Cited

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Atkinson & Atkinson (No 2) [2017] FamCA 544
Penfold v Penfold [1980] HCA 4
Penfold v Penfold [1980] HCA 4