Yu and Morris (No. 2)

In *Yu and Morris (No. 2)*, Justice Rose of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered applications for costs made by both the father and the mother following earlier proceedings concerning their children. The dispute centred on the allocation of costs, particularly those associated with the Independent Children’s Lawyer and a psychiatrist, Dr B.

The court was required to determine whether to make orders for costs against either party, and specifically, to consider the mother's application for costs against the father and the father's application for costs against the mother. Additionally, the court had to address the outstanding balance of the mother's proportion of Dr B's fees.

Justice Rose reasoned that the father should bear half of the Independent Children’s Lawyer’s costs, either as agreed or as taxed. The application for costs against the mother was dismissed, indicating that the court found no grounds to order her to pay the father's costs. The mother was ordered to pay the outstanding balance of her share of Dr B's fees at a rate of $50 per fortnight, with the first payment due on 13 December 2007. The mother's own application for costs against the father was also dismissed.