Perez v Ciabattoni [2024] NSWSC 138

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Perez v Ciabattoni [2024] NSWSC 138 Hearing dates: 12, 13, 14 February 2024 Date of orders: 23 February 2024 Decision date: 23 February 2024 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Hmelnitsky J Decision: (1) Dismiss the summons. (2) Dismiss the cross-claim. (3) Direct the parties to file and serve short submissions on costs on or before 4:00pm on 8 March 2024. Catchwords: SUCCESSION – family provision – claim by adult daughter for provision from the deceased's estate under Succession Act 2006 (NSW), Ch 3 – where the deceased's will bequeathed the rest and residue of her estate to her daughter and son as tenants in common in equal shares – whether factors warranting order for provision in favour of the adult daughter of the deceased Legislation Cited: NSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009 (NSW), s 65 Succession Act 2006 (NSW), ss 57, 59, 60 Cases Cited: Andrew v Andrew (2012) 81 NSWLR 656; [2012] NSWCA 308 Bezjak v Wyatt [2018] NSWSC 199 Blore v Lang (1960) 104 CLR 124; [1960] HCA 73 Chapman v Ingold; Estate of the Late Eleanor Merle Ingold [2015] NSWSC 1604 Grey v Harrison [1997] 2 VR 359 Haertsch v Whiteway (No 2) [2020] NSWCA 287 Sgro v Thompson [2017] NSWCA 326 Starr v Miller; Starr v Miller [2021] NSWSC 426 Tarbes v Taleb [2023] NSWSC 565 Taylor v Farrugia [2009] NSWSC 801 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Maria Teresa Alessandra Perez (Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant) Piero Dino Ciabattoni (Defendant/Cross-Claimant) Representation: Counsel: K Morrissey (Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant) S Bell (Defendant/Cross-Claimant)