This section sets out the following information about costs payable under grants of assistance in Commonwealth family law and child support matters:
- Family law costs management
- General costing principles
- Fee increases
- Grants pathways
- Fee table 4: Commonwealth family law and child support matters
4.1 – Lawyer professional costs (excluding ICL costs)
- Stage 1 – early intervention: advice, negotiation and dispute resolution
- Stage 2 – initiating litigation
- Stage 3 – preparation for trial
- Stage 4 – trial costs in the federal family courts
- Stage 5 – appeals in the Family Court
4.2 – Independent children’s lawyer professional costs
- Stage 1 – first court hearing and FDRS for ICLs
- Stage 2 – litigation for ICLs
- Stage 3 – trial costs for ICLs
4.3 – Counsel costs and daily circuit fees
4.4 – Lawyer-assisted family law property mediation – professional costs
- Stage 1 – early intervention – dispute resolution
- Stage 2 – urgent litigation in property disputes in any court
- Stage 3 – preparation for trial, federal family courts
- Stage 4 – trial costs in the federal family courts
Fees outlined in these tables are effective from 1 January this year. For fees payable prior to this date, see Archived versions of the Handbook.
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