Vokic and Vlass (Costs Application)

This matter concerned a costs application following parenting proceedings between the mother and father, heard by Justice Fowler. The specific nature of the dispute within the parenting proceedings is not detailed, but the application before the court was to determine the allocation of costs arising from those proceedings.

The primary legal issue before Justice Fowler was whether to make any order for costs against either party, and if so, to what extent and in what form. This involved considering the conduct of the parties during the litigation and the overall outcome of the parenting proceedings in determining the appropriate cost orders.

Justice Fowler ordered that the mother pay fifty per cent of the father's costs incidental to the parenting proceedings, with these costs to be agreed upon or assessed. To secure this payment, the mother was ordered to charge all her right, title, and interest in the proceeds of sale of a specified property located at D Street, Sydney Suburb H, to the extent of $100,000. The court declined to make any further orders for costs.