Chou and Wao
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[2019] FamCA 269
•2 May 2019
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Chou and Wao [2019] FamCA 269
[2019] FamCA 269
2 May 2019
CaseChat Overview and Summary
In *Chou and Wao*, the husband was ordered to pay the wife's costs of the proceedings in the Family Court of Australia.
The central legal issue before the Court was the quantum of costs to be awarded to the wife.
McClelland J determined that the husband should pay the wife's costs as a lump sum of $130,000. This amount was to be paid within 28 days of the order being entered into the Court's records.
The central legal issue before the Court was the quantum of costs to be awarded to the wife.
McClelland J determined that the husband should pay the wife's costs as a lump sum of $130,000. This amount was to be paid within 28 days of the order being entered into the Court's records.
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Chou and Wao [2019] FamCA 269
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