Benz v Armstrong; Benz v Armstrong; Benz v Armstrong [2022] NSWSC 534

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Benz v Armstrong; Benz v Armstrong; Benz v Armstrong [2022] NSWSC 534 Hearing dates: 18 – 22 October 2021 Date of orders: 5 May 2022 Decision date: 05 May 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Ward CJ in Eq Decision: See [306] and [307] Catchwords: SUCCESSION – Family provision – Claims by adult children of deceased's first marriage – Where one or more proceedings not commenced within time – Whether sufficient cause shown to extend time – Whether adequate and proper provision not made for claimants and, if so, what provision if any should be made for claimants – Notional estate – Whether superannuation death benefit available to be designated as notional estate – Whether order designating property as notional estate should be made Legislation Cited: Probate and Administration Act 1898 (NSW), s 84A(3) Succession Act 2006 (NSW), ss 3, 58, 59, 60(2), 63(5), 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 87, 88, 89, 90 Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations 1994 (Cth) r 6.17A(5)(b) Cases Cited: Andrews v Andrews (2012) 81 NSWLR 656; [2012] NSWCA 308 Aubrey v Kain [2014] NSWSC 15 Blore v Lang (1960) 104 CLR 124 Carr v Douglass [2016] NSWSC 854 Cetojevic v Cetojevic [2006] NSWSC 431 Chan v Chan (2016) 15 ASTLR 317; [2016] NSWCA 222 Cropley v Cropley [2002] NSWSC 349 Cunliffe v Goodman [1950] 2 KB 237 Ernst v Mowbray [2004] NSWSC 1140 Estate Grundy; La Valette v Chambers-Grundy (2018) ASTLR 64; [2018] NSWSC 104 Fitness First Australia Pty Ltd v Dubow [2011] NSWSC 531 Foley v Ellis [2008] NSWCA 288 Hildebrandt v Soncini [2007] NSWSC 1227 John v John [2010] NSWSC 937 Kastrounis v Foundouradakis [2012] NSWSC 264 Kay v Archbold [2008] NSWSC 254 Keep v Bourke [2012] NSWCA 64 Kelly v Deluchi [2012] NSWSC 841 Lado Causillas v NSW Trustee & Guardian [2015] NSWSC 1204 Lemon v Mead (2017) 53 WAR 76; [2017] WASCA 215 Lewis v Lewis [2001] NSWSC 321 Limberger v Limberger; Oakman v Limberger [2021] NSWSC 474 Lloyd-Williams v Mayfield (2005) 63 NSWLR 1; [2005] NSWCA 189 Manuel v Lane [2013] NSWCA 61 McCann v Ward & Burgess [2012] VSC 63 McCann v Ward [2010] VSC 452 Moore v Randall [2012] NSWSC 184 Neale v Neale [2015] NSWCA 206 North v Daniel [2021] NSWSC 828 Page v Hull-Moody [2020] NSWSC 411 Palmer v Dolman; Dolman v Palmer [2005] NSWCA 361 Re Estate Grant, deceased [2018] NSWSC 1031 Re Estate Luce; Turch v Tripolone [2020] NSWSC 117 Re Fulop Deceased (1987) 8 NSWLR 679 Revell v Revell [2016] NSWSC 947 Semitecolos v Semitecolos [2021] NSWSC 1508 Sgro v Thompson [2017] NSWCA 326 Singer v Berghouse (No 2) (1994) 181 CLR 201; [1994] HCA 40 Smith v Johnson (2015) 14 ASTLR 175; [2015] NSWCA 297 Soens v Rathborne [2018] NSWSC 302 Steinmetz v Shannon (2019) 99 NSWLR 687; [2019] NSWCA 114 Stojanovski v Stojovski [2016] NSWSC 976 Stott v Cook (1960) 33 ALJR 447 Szypica v O'Beirne [2013] NSWSC 297 Taylor v Farrugia [2009] NSWSC 801 Thomas v Pickering; Byrne v Pickering [2011] NSWSC 572 Toscano v Toscano [2017] NSWSC 419 Underwood v Gaudron (2015) 324 ALR 641; [2015] NSWCA 269 Vasconelos v Bonetig [2011] NSWSC 1029 Verzar v Verzar [2012] NSWSC 1380 Vigolo v Bostin (2005) 221 CLR 191; [2005] HCA 11 Wardy v Salier [2014] NSWSC 473 West v Mann [2013] NSWSC 1852 Wheat v Wisbey [2013] NSWSC 537 Texts Cited: de Groot and Nickel, Family Provision in Australia (6th ed, 2021, LexisNexis,) Category: Principal judgment Parties: 2020/00101770 Anna Rosalba Benz (Plaintiff) Erlita Espanol Armstrong (Defendant)