Michael BIENKE v Brian BIENKE; Estate of the late Harold BIENKE [2002] NSWSC 804

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Michael BIENKE v Brian BIENKE; Estate of the late Harold BIENKE [2002] NSWSC 804 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3218/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 03/09/2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 9 September 2002

PARTIES : Michael Stuarat Stephpen BIENKE v Brian Clarence BIENKE & Anor; Estate of the late Harold Edgar BIENKE JUDGMENT OF : Acting Master Berecry at 1

COUNSEL : Mr M. Gorrick - Plaintiff Mr D.L. Warren - Defendants Hertzberg Heydon - Plaintiff Brian C.M. Bigelow - Defendants SOLICITORS :

CATCHWORDS : Family Provisions Act - grandson dependency - pensioner - disabilities - chronic drug and alcohol abuse - role of carer - provision during lifetime - no evidence of competing needs. LEGISLATION CITED : Family Provisions Act Re: McGregor (1961) NZLR 1077 at 1090 & 1096 Re: Horton (1976) 1 NZLR 251 at 255 Re: Fulop (deceased) (1987) 8 NSWLR 679 at 681 Bondy v Vavros (unreported, Young J, 29 August 1998 CASES CITED : Wang v D'Ambrosio [1999] NSWSC 227 at para 63. Ford v Birt [1999] NSWSC 919 Re: Fletcher (1921) NZLR 649 Hunter v Hunter (1987) 8 NSWLR 573 at 580 Shearer v The Public Trustee (unreported, CA, 12 October 1998 at 15 ) Fiorentini v O'Neill (unreported, CA 12 October 1998 at 15) DECISION : 1. Additional provision made for the plaintiff in the sum of $40,000.00. This sum to be paid to him prior to any deductions by the Executors of the Estate for any costs or expenses. ; 2. That the balance of the proceeds of sale of the property bear the costs of these proceedings, including costs' application of 11/9/02 to the intent that out of these proceeds the defendants pay the plaintiff's costs and the defendants' costs to be paid out of the Estate on the trustee basis.