Edgar v Halle (No 2)

In *Edgar v Halle (No 2)*, Brown J of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia was required to determine the appropriate costs order following earlier proceedings between the mother and father concerning their child.

The central legal issue before the court was the quantum of costs to be awarded to the mother and the timeframe for their payment by the father.

Brown J ordered that the father pay the mother’s costs of and incidental to the proceedings. These costs were fixed at $10,856 and were to be paid by the father within three months of the date of the order.