Loretta Ann PICONE & Ors v Stephen John KIRKBY [2002] NSWSC 1233

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Loretta Ann PICONE & Ors v Stephen John KIRKBY [2002] NSWSC 1233 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3563/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 11/12/2002 to 12/12/2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 23 December 2002

Loretta Ann Picone - first plaintiff PARTIES : Nicola Picone Kirkby - second plaintiff Marlow Robert Picone Kirkby - third plaintiff Stephen John Kirkby - defendant JUDGMENT OF : Acting Master Berecry at 1

COUNSEL : Mrs M. Gilmour - plaintiffs Mr P. Hallan, SC/J. Viney - defendant SOLICITORS : Stewart Cuddy & Mockler - plaintiffs L.D. Rogers - defendant CATCHWORDS : Large estate - de facto spouse - long & happy relationship - adequacy of provision - role as single mother - whether provision should enable plaintiff to remain out of the workforce until children complete secondary education - community expectations - competing claims - elderly mother - step siblings - primary duty of testator to spouse - children - no provision - reliance on cost of living report - provision for private education. LEGISLATION CITED : Family Provision Act 1982 Bosch v Perpetual Trustee Company Limited (1930) AC 463 Singer v Berghouse (1994) 181 CLR 201 CASES CITED : Anasson v Phillips, unreported, Young J, 4.3.88 Gardiner v Gardiner, unreported, Santow J, 28.5.88 Marshall v Carruthers (2002), NSWCA 47, Hodgson AJA Blackmore v Allen (2000) NSWCA 162, Sheller JA DECISION : Refer para. 51.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES EQUITY DIVISION