Vukoja and Vukoja (No 3)

In *Vukoja and Vukoja (No 3)*, Foster J of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia was required to determine the appropriate costs order following earlier proceedings between the parties. The specific dispute before the court concerned the quantum of costs to be awarded to the mother.

The central legal issue before the court was the assessment of the quantum of costs payable by the father to the mother. This involved considering the nature of the proceedings and the circumstances that led to the costs application.

Foster J ordered that the father pay the mother’s costs of and incidental to the proceedings in the sum of $15,000, to be paid within one month. This order was subject to the formal entry of the order in the Court’s records.