Mallitt v Gow [2022] NSWSC 1012

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Mallitt v Gow [2022] NSWSC 1012 Hearing dates: 12 July 2022 Date of orders: 28 July 2022 Decision date: 28 July 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Hallen J Decision: See paragraph [256] Catchwords: SUCCESSION — Family provision — Claim by person who was, at any particular time, wholly or partly dependent on the deceased and was, at that particular time, or at any other time, a member of the household of which the deceased was a member, for provision from the deceased's estate under Succession Act 2006 (NSW), Ch 3 – No dispute as to eligibility – Then, question whether, having regard to all the circumstances of the case (past or present), there are factors which warrant the making of the application – Dispute about whether there are any such factors – Whether order under the Act should be made and if so, nature and amount of the provision – Order for provision made Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2006 (NSW) s 98(4)(c) Family Provision Act 1982 (NSW) Probate and Administration Act 1898 (NSW) ss 84A, 86 Property (Relationships) Act 1984 (NSW) s 3 Succession Act 2006 (NSW) ss 3, 55, 57-59, 60-63, 65-66, 72 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Alexander v Jansson [2010] NSWCA 176 Andrew v Andrew [2012] NSWCA 308 Askew v Askew [2015] NSWSC 192 Barns v Barns (2003) 214 CLR 169; [2003] HCA 9 Bartlett v Coomber [2008] NSWCA 100 Bassett v Bassett [2021] NSWCA 320 Boettcher v Driscoll (2014) 119 SASR 523; [2014] SASC 86 Bosch v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd [1938] AC 463 Bouttell v Rapisarda [2014] NSWSC 1192 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 Cooper v Dungan (1976) 50 ALJR 539 de Angelis v de Angelis [2003] VSC 432 Diver v Neal [2009] NSWCA 54 Foley v Ellis [2008] NSWCA 288 Forsyth v Sinclair (No 2) (2010) 28 VR 635; [2010] VSCA 195 Freeman v Jaques [2006] 1 Qd R 318; [2005] QCA 423 Gardiner v Gardiner (Supreme Court (NSW), Santow J, 28 May 1998, unrep) Goodman v Windeyer (1980) 144 CLR 490; [1980] HCA 31 Gorton v Parks (1989) 17 NSWLR 1 Graham v Vukic [2020] NSWSC 1801 Graziani v Graziani (NSWSC, 20 February 1987, unrep), Grey v Harrison [1997] 2 VR 359 Harkness v Harkness (No 2) [2012] NSWSC 35 Ilott v The Blue Cross [2017] 2 WLR 979; [2017] UKSC 17 In the Estate of Puckridge, Deceased (1978) 20 SASR 72 Kay v Archbold [2008] NSWSC 254 Koellner v Spicer [2019] NSWSC 1571 Lewis v Warner [2016] 3 WLR 1545; [2016] EWHC 1787 Lodin v Lodin [2018] HCASL 84. Lodin v Lodin (2017) 16 ASTLR 576; [2017] NSWCA 327 Manuel v Lane [2013] NSWCA 61 Mayfield v Lloyd-Williams [2004] NSWSC 419 McCosker v McCosker (1957) 97 CLR 566; [1957] HCA 82 McKenzie v Topp [2004] VSC 90 North v Daniel [2021] NSWSC 828 Palagiano v Mankarios [2011] NSWSC 61 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 v Cook; Ex parte C (1985) 156 CLR 249; [1985] HCA 47 Rakovich v Marszalek [2020] NSWSC 589 Re Allen (deceased) [1922] NZLR 218 Re Dennis (Deceased) [1981] 2 All ER 140 Re Fulop (1987) 8 NSWLR 679 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 Sassoon v Rose [2013] NSWCA 220 Slack v Rogan; Palffy v Rogan (2013) 85 NSWLR 253; [2013] NSWSC 522 Spata v Tumino [2018] NSWCA 17 Szypica v O'Beirne [2013] NSWSC 297 Tsivinsky v Tsivinsky [1991] NSWCA 269 Verzar v Verzar [2012] NSWSC 1380 Vigolo v Bostin (2005) 221 CLR 191; [2005] HCA 11 Wilcox v Wilcox [2012] NSWSC 1138 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 The Macquarie Dictionary (4th Ed., 2005) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Wayne Anthony Mallitt (Plaintiff) Colin James Gow (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Tibbey (Plaintiff) P Glissan (Defendant)