Noble v Durrant [2023] NSWSC 513

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Noble v Durrant [2023] NSWSC 513 Hearing dates: 27, 29-30 June 2022, 1 July 2022 Date of orders: 12 May 2023 Decision date: 17 May 2023 Jurisdiction: Equity - Family Provision List Before: Richmond J Decision: Summons dismissed. Catchwords: SUCCESSION – family provision – claim by adult nieces – where plaintiffs lived in deceased's father's house during their childhood – whether plaintiffs each an eligible person – whether there were factors warranting plaintiffs' application – factors warranting application – whether inadequate provision for the proper maintenance, education or advancement in life for each of the plaintiffs – should court exercise its discretion to make an order for provision in favour of either plaintiff – application for provision refused Legislation Cited: Family Provision Act 1982 (NSW) Succession Act 2006 (NSW) ss 3, 57, 59, 60 Cases Cited: Andrew v Andrew (2012) 81 NSWLR 656; [2012] NSWCA 308 Bassett v Bassett [2021] NSWCA 320 Blendell v Blendell [2020] NSWCA 154 Collings v Vakas [2006] NSWSC 393 Lodin v Lodin [2017] NSWCA 327; 16 ASTLR 576 Mallitt v Gow [2022] NSWSC 1012 Maynard v Maynard [2018] NSWSC 1961 Phillips v James (2014) 85 NSWLR 619; [2014] NSWCA 4 Re Fulop Deceased (1987) 8 NSWLR 679 Sgro v Thompson [2017] NSWCA 326 Singh v Singh [2018] NSWCA 30; 17 ASTLR 317 Slack v Rogan (2013) 85 NSWLR 253; [2013] NSWSC 522 Spata v Tumino (2018) 95 NSWLR 706; [2018] NSWCA 17 Sreckovic v Sreckovic [2018] NSWSC 1597 Steinmutz v Shannon (2018) 99 NSWLR 687; [2019] NSWCA 114 Stone v Stone [2019] NSWSC 233 Texts Cited: GE Dal Pont, Law of Succession (3rd ed, 2021, LexisNexis) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Charlotte Noble (First Plaintiff) Carolyn Noble (Second Plaintiff) Donald Henry Durrant (First Defendant) Linda Mae Allen (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D Reid (Plaintiffs) N Bilinsky (Defendants)