Georgopoulos v Tsiokanis & Anor [2022] NSWSC 563

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Georgopoulos v Tsiokanis & Anor [2022] NSWSC 563 Hearing dates: 11 - 13 April 2022 Date of orders: 11 May 2022 Decision date: 11 May 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Hallen J Decision: See Paragraph [362] Catchwords: SUCCESSION – Claim by adult daughter of the deceased, for a family provision order pursuant to Chapter 3 of the Succession Act 2006 (NSW) – Question whether s 91 grant necessary to enable the Plaintiff's application to be dealt with – No dispute as to the Plaintiff's eligibility – Application not made within prescribed period – Deceased left a Will providing lengthy reasons for making only a bequest of $100 for the Plaintiff – Balance of estate left to the Defendants, the only other son and daughter of the deceased – Whether family provision order should be made for Plaintiff, and if so, the nature and quantum of the further provision to be made – Order for additional provision for Plaintiff not made – Summons dismissed Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 98, 100(2) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) s 140(2)(c) Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) s 121 Family Provision Act 1982 (NSW) ss 6-7,16 Probate and Administration Act 1898 (NSW) s 44, 86 Succession Act 2006 (NSW) ss 3, 55, 57-59, 60-61, 65-66, 72, 74-77, 83-84, 91 & 99 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 7.10(2)(b), 31.16A, 33.10, 35.2(3) Cases Cited: Alexander v Jansson [2010] NSWCA 176 Andrew v Andrew (2012) 81 NSWLR 656; [2012] NSWCA 308 ASIC v Hellicar (2012) 247 CLR 345; [2012] HCA 17 Barns v Barns (2003) 214 CLR 169; [2003] HCA 9 Bartlett v Coomber [2008] NSWCA 100 Bassett v Bassett [2021] NSWCA 320 BCI Finances Pty Ltd (In Liq) v Binetter (2018) 362 ALR 597; [2018] FCAFC 189 BCI Finances Pty Ltd (In Liq) v Binetter (No 4) (2016) 348 ALR 227; [2016] FCA 1351 Boettcher v Driscoll (2014) 119 SASR 523; [2014] SASC 86 Bondelmonte v Blanckensee [1989] WAR 305 Borebor v Keane [2013] VSC 35 Bosch v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd [1938] AC 463 Bowditch v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2012] NSWSC 275 Bowyer v Wood (2007) 99 SASR 190; [2007] SASC 327 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336; [1938] HCA 34 Burke v Burke [2014] NSWSC 1015 Burke v Burke [2015] NSWCA 195 Butler v Morris; Butler (bht NSW Trustee & Guardian) v Morris [2012] NSWSC 748 Carey v Robson (No 2) [2009] NSWSC 1199 Chan v Chan (2016) 15 ASTLR 317; [2016] NSWCA 222 Chapple v Wilcox (2014) 87 NSWLR 646; [2014] NSWCA 392 Christie v Manera [2006] WASC 287 Crossman v Riedel [2004] ACTSC 127 de Angelis v de Angelis [2003] VSC 432 Delaney v Jones [2008] NSWSC 229 Devereaux-Warnes v Hall (No 3) (2007) 35 WAR 127; [2007] WASCA 235 Diver v Neal [2009] NSWCA 54 Foley v Ellis [2008] NSWCA 288 Ford v Simes [2009] NSWCA 351 Forsyth v Sinclair (No 2) (2010) 28 VR 635; [2010] VSCA 195 Fulton v Fulton [2014] NSWSC 619 Gardiner v Gardiner (Supreme Court (NSW), Santow J, 28 May 1998, unrep) Goodman v Windeyer (1980) 144 CLR 490; [1980] HCA 31 Grey v Harrison [1997] 2 VR 359 Gwenythe Muriel Lathwell, as Executrix of the Estate of Gilbert Thorley Lathwell (Deceased) v Lathwell [2008] WASCA 256 Hampson v Hampson [2010] NSWCA 35 Harkness v Harkness (No 2) [2012] NSWSC 35 Hawkins v Prestage (1989) 1 WAR 37 Hearne v Street (2008) 235 CLR 125; [2008] HCA 36 Heyward v Fisher (Court of Appeal (NSW), Kirby P, Mahoney and Priestley JJA, 26 April 1985, unrep) Hughes v National Trustees Executors & Agency Company of Australasia Ltd (1979) 143 CLR 134; [1979] HCA 2 Hunter v Hunter (1987) 8 NSWLR 573 Ilott v The Blue Cross [2017] 2 WLR 979; [2017] UKSC 17 In re Green, deceased; Zukerman v Public Trustee [1951] NZLR 135; [1950] NZGazLawRp 121 In the Estate of Puckridge, Deceased (1978) 20 SASR 72 In the matter of Mediation & Online Dispute Resolution Operating Network Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 5 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298; [1959] HCA 8 Kay v Archbold [2008] NSWSC 254 Kearns v Ellis (NSW Court of Appeal, Glass, Mahoney and McHugh JJA, 5 December 1984, unrep) Keep v Bourke [2012] NSWCA 64 Kemperman v Antonenas [2021] NSWSC 1555 Kleinig v Neal (No 2) [1981] 2 NSWLR 532 Kohari v Snow [2013] NSWSC 452 Lewis v Warner [2016] 3 WLR 1545; [2016] EWHC 1787 MacGregor v MacGregor [2003] WASC 169 Manuel v Lane [2013] NSWCA 61 Marks v Marks [2003] WASCA 297 Mayfield v Lloyd-Williams [2004] NSWSC 419 McCosker v McCosker (1957) 97 CLR 566; [1957] HCA 82 McGrath v Eves [2005] NSWSC 1006 Palagiano v Mankarios [2011] NSWSC 61 Palmer v Dolman; Dolman v Palmer [2005] NSWCA 361 Payne v Parker [1976] 1 NSWLR 191 Pender v Pender [2021] NSWSC 1591 Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith v Scales (1962) 107 CLR 9; [1962] HCA 19 R (on the application of M) v Slough Borough Council [2008] 1 WLR 1808; [2008] UKHL 52 R Pty Ltd (Trustee for Fletcher Trust) and Jones (2016) 56 Fam LR 445; [2016] FamCA 928 Re Allen (deceased) [1922] NZLR 218 Re Dennis (Deceased) [1981] 2 All ER 140 Re Marsella; Marsella v Wareham [2018] VSC 312 Re Salmon, Deceased [1981] Ch 167 Salmon v Osmond [2015] NSWCA 42 Sam Wardy v Gordon Salier; William Wardy v Gordon Salier; Hassiba Wardy v Estate of late Edmond Wadih Wardy, developer and Ch 3 of the Succession Act 2006 [2014] NSWSC 473 Schellenberg v Tunnel Holdings Pty Ltd (2000) 200 CLR 121; [2000] HCA 18 Shannon v Steinmetz [2019] HCASL 332 Singer v Berghouse (1994) CLR 201; [1994] HCA 40 Slack v Rogan; Palffy v Rogan (2013) 85 NSWLR 253; [2013] NSWSC 522 Slack-Smith v Slack-Smith [2010] NSWSC 625 Smith v Johnson [2015] NSWCA 297 Steinmetz v Shannon (2019) 99 NSWLR 687; [2019] NSWCA 114 Stern v Sekers; Sekers v Sekers [2010] NSWSC 59 Strang v Steiner [2019] NSWCA 143 Szypica v O'Beirne [2013] NSWSC 297 Taylor v Farrugia [2009] NSWSC 801 Thomas v Pickering; Byrne v Pickering [2011] NSWSC 572 Underwood v Gaudron [2014] NSWSC 1055 Verzar v Verzar [2012] NSWSC 1380 Vigolo v Bostin (2005) 221 CLR 191; [2005] HCA 11 Walker v Walker (Supreme Court (NSW), Young J, 17 May 1996, unrep) Watson v Foxman (1995) 49 NSWLR 315 Wenn v Howard [1967] VR 91 Wheat v Wisbey [2013] NSWSC 537 Williamson v Williamson [2011] NSWSC 228 Yee v Yee [2017] NSWCA 305 Texts Cited: Rosalind Atherton "The Concept of Moral Duty in the Law of Family Provision – a Gloss or Critical Understanding?" (1999) 5 Aust J Leg Hist 5 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Barbara Georgopoulos George Tsiokanis Constantina Meli Representation: Counsel: L Katsinas (Plaintiff) E White (Defendant)