Grandmother Should Make Costs Appeal

I Read that a family who had to get rid of a gravestone because it was “too shiny” now has to pay pounds2,650 to the church but grandmother Margaret Storey can’t afford it (Echo, July 2).

I hope Mrs Storey will appeal against the costs award.

Her inability to pay is a factor that should be considered by the body that awarded costs.

Ability to pay is usually considered in other courts.

One would have hoped that the awarding body would take into account the emotional distress that Mrs Storey has experienced in going through this hearing.

Name supplied, Cheltenham.

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