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
Practitioners can only claim for the actual time spent meeting with the child or children and drafting and perusing documents up to the maximum allowable. Practitioners must retain records of the preparation undertaken to substantiate their claims under this grant.
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).