Demetriou and Demetriou (No 2)

In *Demetriou and Demetriou (No 2)*, Harper J of the Family Court of Australia considered the costs payable to the Independent Children’s Lawyer. The proceedings involved a dispute between the parties, presumably concerning children, as indicated by the involvement of an Independent Children’s Lawyer.

The central legal issue before the court was the determination of the quantum of costs to be awarded to the Independent Children’s Lawyer and the apportionment of that liability between the parties.

Harper J ordered that each party was to pay the sum of $10,000 towards the costs of the Independent Children’s Lawyer. This amount was to be paid within 28 days of the court's orders. The court noted that the precise form of the order was contingent upon its formal entry into the Court’s records.