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Legal aid has been granted for you to prepare for your client’s adjourned or part heard trial in the Family Law Courts. This grant of aid is in addition to the trial preparation grant already provided and covers all work required to prepare for the trial. This is a maximum fee grant of aid. Claims can be made for actual time spent up to the maximum. Funding for parties in family law matters is subject to a cost cap. Refer to Guideline 18 – Family law costs management.
Legal aid has granted further funding for your solicitor to prepare for your adjourned or part heard trial in the Family Law Courts. The maximum professional fee Legal Aid will pay your lawyer at this stage is $1,200.00 plus disbursements of $100.00. Funding for parties in family law matters is subject to a cost cap. Refer to Guideline 18 – Family law costs management.
The additional standard preparation grants issued in family law are subject to the following payment rules:
Professional fees in family and civil law matters
Costing guidelines for family and civil matters
Sundries Practitioners may claim up to the entire sundries fee granted. The sundries fee includes all photocopying, phone calls, faxes and stamps. The fees provided are fixed. There are no exceptions for exceeding the sundries grant provided.
Specific disbursements such as subpoena fees and expert reports are subject to separate grants of aid (request separately).