Lalic v Lalic [2022] NSWSC 31

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Lalic v Lalic [2022] NSWSC 31 Hearing dates: 24 and 25 June 2021 Date of orders: 27 January 2022 Decision date: 27 January 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity - Family Provision List Before: Henry J Decision: The plaintiff is entitled to provision of a lump sum of $125,000 in lieu of the provision made for the plaintiff under the deceased's will dated 1 May 2008. Catchwords: SUCCESSION – Family Provision – Claim by adult child – where deceased's estate principally comprised of real property devised to other adult children and plaintiff left with a share of residue – where plaintiff received gift of land from parents during their lifetime, undertook many years of unpaid work for family business and had close relationship with deceased – where plaintiff is a disability pensioner and unable to work – where other adult children have competing claims based on financial position and contributions to deceased's welfare – further provision ordered Legislation Cited: Succession Act 2006 (NSW), ss 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 72 Cases Cited: Bates v Cooke [2015] NSWCA 278 Blendell v Blendell [2020] NSWCA 154 Blendell v Byrne; Estate of Blendell [2019] NSWSC 583 Chan v Chan [2016] NSWCA 222 Chapple v Wilcox (2014) 87 NSWLR 646; [2014] NSWCA 392 Grant v Roberts; Smith v Smith; Roberts v Smith; Curtis v Smith [2019] NSWSC 843 Limberger v Limberger; Oakman v Limberger [2021] NSWSC 474 Megerditchian v Khatchadourian [2020] NSWCA 229 Megerditchian v Khatchadourian [2019] NSWSC 1870 Meres v Meres [2017] NSWSC 285 Sgro v Thompson [2017] NSWCA 326 Slack v Rogan; Palffy v Rogan (2013) 85 NSWLR 253; [2013] NSWSC 522 Squire v Squire [2019] NSWCA 90 Steinmetz v Shannon (2019) 99 NSWLR 687; [2019] NSWCA 114 Taylor v Farrugia [2009] NSWSC 801 Tobin v Ezekiel (2012) 83 NSWLR 757; [2012] NSWCA 285 Underwood v Gaudron [2015] NSWCA 269 Vigolo v Bostin (2005) 221 CLR 191; [2005] HCA 11 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Anthony Lalic (Plaintiff) Anne Lalic (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: K Morrissey (Plaintiff) R W Tregenza (Defendant)