NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Montague v Montague [2002] NSWSC 328 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 5602/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 16, 17 & 18 April 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 22 April 2002
PARTIES : Beryl Phyllis Montague (P) Bruce Vincent Montague (D) JUDGMENT OF : Austin J
COUNSEL : Mr J Wilson (P) Mr P Hallen SC (D) SOLICITORS : Barkus Edwards Doolan (P) Heazlewoods (D) CATCHWORDS : SUCCESSION - Family Provision - widow's application - widow and deceased both had substantial pre-marriage assets - widow's claim based on security of accommodation - whether security of accommodation requires accommodation in residence that has become unsuitable - whether estate's share of residence should be transferred to widow - court's discretion to make orders for security of accommodation of a kind not sought by widow LEGISLATION CITED : Family Provision Act 1982 (NSW) ss 7, 9 Golosky v Golosky (Court of Appeal of New South Wales, unreported, 5 October 1993) Goodman v Windeyer (1980) 144 CLR 490 Luciano v Rosenblum (1985) 2 NSWLR 65 CASES CITED : O'Loughlin v Low [2002] NSWSC 222 (6 March 2002) Permanent Trustee Co Ltd v Fraser (1995) 36 NSWLR 25 Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith v Scales (1962) 107 CLR 9 Singer v Berghouse (1994) 181 CLR 201 White v Barron (1979) 144 CLR 431 DECISION : See under 'Conclusions'
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES EQUITY DIVISION
AUSTIN J
MONDAY 22 APRIL 2002
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