Vasilias and Vasilias (Costs)(No. 2)

This decision concerned an application for costs in proceedings between Mr RW and his wife, and also involved the paternal grandparents of the child. The proceedings related to an amended application filed on 28 February 2008. The court making the determination was the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia.

The primary legal issue before the court was the appropriate allocation of costs between the parties, specifically concerning the wife's costs of the proceedings. This involved determining the extent to which Mr RW and the paternal grandparents should contribute to those costs.

The court ordered that the previous costs orders made on 6 June 2008 be discharged. It then ordered Mr RW to contribute $400 towards the wife's costs of the proceedings, to be offset against any payment he was due to receive from the wife under orders made on 12 March 2008. Similarly, the paternal grandparents were ordered to contribute $2354 towards the wife's costs, also to be offset against any payment they were due to receive from the wife under the same 12 March 2008 orders. All other outstanding applications were dismissed.