Milstead and Richards and Anor (No.2)

In *Milstead and Richards and Anor (No.2)*, Judge McGuire of the Family Court of Australia considered applications for costs made by the applicant and the first respondent.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether either party should be awarded costs in relation to proceedings that had concluded.

Judge McGuire dismissed both applications for costs. The reasons for this decision are not detailed in the provided text, but the outcome indicates the Court found no grounds to depart from the usual rule that parties bear their own costs in family law proceedings, or that the circumstances did not warrant an order for costs in favour of either party.

Consequently, the Court ordered that both the applicant’s and the first respondent’s applications for costs filed on 28 September 2016 be dismissed.