Bolinger v Ivy

In *Bolinger v Ivy*, the husband and wife were parties to proceedings concerning parenting orders. The court was required to determine the costs associated with their respective applications for these orders.

The central legal issue before the court was the allocation of costs incurred by the parties in relation to their parenting applications, specifically from 22 August 2007 onwards, including the costs of written submissions on the issue of costs.

The court ordered that the husband pay the wife's costs of and incidental to the parenting applications. These costs were to be on a party/party basis and were to be agreed upon by the parties within 45 days of the order. If agreement could not be reached, the costs were to be assessed in accordance with the *Family Law Rules 2004*.