2 Dec 2022
JANSEN v JANSEN (COSTS) [2022] NZHC 3222
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 3222
- Court
- High Court
The court declined to order either party to reimburse the Crown for the Lawyer for the Children’s costs under s135A because requiring each party to pay $1,528 would cause serious hardship to them and/or their dependent children given the appellant’s beneficiary status, the respondent’s child support burden and inadequate financial evidence to justify imposing the contribution, with the children’s welfare paramount.