Chisak v Presot [2022] NSWCA 100

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Chisak v Presot [2022] NSWCA 100 Hearing dates: 25 March 2022 Date of orders: 21 June 2022 Decision date: 21 June 2022 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1]; Gleeson JA at [2]; White JA at [3] Decision: Appeal dismissed with costs Catchwords: SUCCESSION – Alleged lack of testamentary capacity – Alleged lack of knowledge and approval SUCCESSION – FAMILY PROVISION – Alternative claim for family provision order under the Succession Act 2006 (NSW), Ch 3 – Whether appellant is an 'eligible person' under s 57(1) of the Succession Act 2006 (NSW) – Whether appellant was wholly or partly dependent upon deceased at any particular time – Whether adequate provision had been made for appellant's education, maintenance and advancement in life Legislation Cited: Administration and Probate Act 1958 (Vic), s 91 Family Provision Act 1982 (NSW), s 6 Succession Act 2006 (NSW), ss 57, 59 Cases Cited: Alexander v Jansson [2010] NSWCA 176 Clinch v Swift (Supreme Court, Young J, 13 October 1986, unreported) Golosky v Golosky [1993] NSWCA 111 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Leahey v Trescowthick [1999] VSC 409 McKenzie v Baddeley [1991] NSWCA 197 Page v Page [2017] NSWCA 141 Petrohilos v Hunter (1991) 25 NSWLR 343 Shaw v Lambert (Supreme Court, Young J, 9 October 1987, unreported) Simons v Permanent Trustee Co Ltd: Estate D. Hakim [2005] NSWSC 223 Singer v Berghouse (1994) 181 CLR 201; [1994] HCA 40 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ivy Hope Chisak (Appellant) Emanuela Presot (First Respondent) Adelina Presot (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: R D Wilson with V Chan (Appellant) J Lucy (Respondents)