Le v Angius; Angius v Angius [2024] NSWSC 924

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Le v Angius; Angius v Angius [2024] NSWSC 924 Hearing dates: 9–20 October 2023, 26 October 2023, 15–16 November 2023, 13–14 December 2023 02 February 2024 Date of orders: 01 August 2024 Decision date: 01 August 2024 Jurisdiction: Equity - Succession & Probate List - Family Provision Before: Richmond J Decision: See [434]-[437] Catchwords: SUCCESSION — Family provision — Claim by alleged de facto partner of the deceased for provision from the deceased's estate under Succession Act 2006 (NSW), Ch 3 — Whether eligible person — Whether in a de facto relationship at time of death SUCCESSION — Family provision — Claim by grandchild for provision from the deceased's estate under Succession Act 2006 (NSW), Ch 3 — Whether dependent at any time on the deceased — Whether factors warranting Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) Succession Act 2006 (NSW) Property (Relationships) Act 1984 (NSW) Cases Cited: Angius v Salier [2019] NSWSC 184 Angius v Salier (No 5) [2023] NSWSC 678 Bowditch v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2012] NSWSC 275 Chapple v Wilcox (2014) 87 NSWLR 646; [2014] NSWCA 392 Chisak v Presot [2022] NSWCA 100 Dridi v Fillmore [2001] NSWSC 319 Estate of Laura Angius; Angius v Angius [2013] NSWSC 1895 Et-China.com International Holdings Ltd v Cheung (2021) 388 ALR 128; [2021] NSWCA 24 Fairbairn v Radecki (2022) 275 CLR 400; [2022] HCA 18 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 Gianna (Jenny) Angius v Gordon Albert Salier [2018] NSWSC 995 Gordon Salier v Robert Angius [2015] NSWSC 853 Hayes v Marquis [2008] NSWCA 10 Lalic v Lalic [2022] NSWSC 31 Lodin v Lodin [2017] NSWCA 327 McCarthy v Tye [2017] NSWCA 284 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Angkawijaya (2016) 236 FCR 303; [2016] FCAFC 5 NSW Trustee and Guardian v McGrath [2013] NSWSC 1894 Page v Page [2017] NSWCA 141 Petersen v Gregory; Estate Glen Alfred Petersen [2007] NSWSC 8 Piras v Egan [2008] NSWCA 59 Plunkett v Bull (1915) 19 CLR 544; [1915] HCA 14 Quijarro v Robson [2008] NSWSC 818 Re Fulop Deceased (1987) 8 NSWLR 679 Robert Angius v John Angius [2018] NSWSC 1772 Robson v Quijarro [2009] NSWCA 365 Saravinovski v Saravinovska [2017] NSWCA 85 Sheen v Hesan; the Estate of Zaheer [2023] NSWSC 468 Smoje v Forrester [2017] NSWCA 308 Spata v Tumino (2018) 95 NSWLR 706; [2018] NSWCA 17 Steinmetz v Shannon (2019) NSWLR 687; [2019] NSWCA 114 Sulliman v Sulliman [2002] NSWSC 169 Tarbes v Taleb [2023] NSWSC 565 Tobin v Ezekiel (2012) 83 NSWLR 757; [2012] NSWCA 285 Vaughan v Hoskovich [2010] NSWSC 706 Warner v Hung (No 2) (2011) 297 ALR 56; [2011] FCA 1123 Watson v Foxman (1995) 49 NSWLR 315 Zahra v Francica [2009] NSWSC 1206 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Proceedings 2022/41064 Thi Quy Le (Plaintiff) Jenny Angius (Defendant)