Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia Secretary, Department of Social Services v Hulett [2025] FCA 23 File number:
Judgment of: SARAH C DERRINGTON J
Date of judgment: 30 January 2025
Catchwords: TRUSTS AND TRUSTEES – constructive trusts – common intention – agreement between parents to leave surviving parent's share of matrimonial home to daughters if surviving parent provided with in-home care by one daughter – where Department of Social Security assessed distribution of mother's half share to daughters as gifting – whether evidence that each daughter made her home available for in-home care – whether principles of detrimental reliance in equitable estoppel apply equally to common intention constructive trusts – whether facts capable of establishing detrimental reliance
Legislation: Social Security Act 1991 (Cth) ss 11(1), 1123(1), 1126AA(2)
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