Corey and Jebbett (No. 2)

Case

[2018] FamCA 1034

3 December 2018


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AGLC Case Decision Date
Corey and Jebbett (No. 2) [2018] FamCA 1034 [2018] FamCA 1034 3 December 2018

CaseChat Overview and Summary

In *Corey and Jebbett (No. 2)*, Kent J of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered an application filed by the mother on 8 November 2018. The precise nature of the dispute is not detailed in the provided text, but it involved the mother, the father, and an Independent Children's Lawyer.

The central legal issue before the court was whether to grant the mother's application filed on 8 November 2018. The court was required to determine the merits of this application in the context of proceedings involving the parents and their child, as represented by the Independent Children's Lawyer.

Kent J dismissed the mother's application. The court also ordered that the costs associated with the Independent Children's Lawyer and the father, in relation to that specific application, be reserved to the trial. This means the final determination of who bears these costs will be made at a later stage of the proceedings.
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Areas of Law

  • Civil Procedure

  • Family Law

Legal Concepts

  • Costs

  • Jurisdiction

  • Procedural Fairness

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Cases Citing This Decision

2

Corey and Jebbett (No. 2) [2019] FamCA 358
Jebbett and Corey (No. 3) [2020] FamCAFC 233
Cases Cited

1

Statutory Material Cited

1

Knibbs & Knibbs [2009] FamCA 840