CUNNINGHAM & CUNNINGHAM

In the matter of *Cunningham & Cunningham*, the mother sought an order for costs against the father following final parenting and property orders made in 2018. The proceedings concerned the division of the parties' assets and arrangements for their children.

The central legal issue before Forrest J was whether the father should be ordered to pay a contribution towards the mother's costs of the proceedings, and if so, in what amount.

Forrest J determined that the father should pay a contribution towards the mother's costs in the sum of $93,917.34. The court ordered that this sum be paid from the father's share of the proceeds of sale of the former matrimonial home, to be held in trust by the mother's solicitors. Any remaining balance of the father's share was to be paid to him.