Fazarri and Hsiao (No. 3)

In *Fazarri and Hsiao (No. 3)*, the Family Court of Australia, presided over by Cronin J, dealt with a dispute concerning costs orders following earlier proceedings between the wife and the husband.

The central legal issue before the court was the appropriate quantum and method of payment for the husband's costs.

Cronin J ordered that the wife pay the husband's costs fixed at $35,000. This sum was to be offset against the amount already owed by the husband to the wife, with payment to be made forthwith. The precise form of this order was subject to the formal entry of the order in the Court's records.