Parkinson v CrawfordCrawford v Crawford [2001] NSWSC 879

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Parkinson v CrawfordCrawford v Crawford [2001] NSWSC 879 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 4268/99; 3756/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 11, 12 July, 3 September 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 9 October 2001

PARTIES : Paul William Parkinson v Philip David Crawford Dulcie Claire Crawford v Philip David Crawford JUDGMENT OF : Master Macready at 1

Mr M. Willmott for Dulcie Crawford COUNSEL : Mr J. Wilson for Paul Parkinson Mr G. Leggatt for defendants Mullane & Lindsay for Dulcie Crawford SOLICITORS : Attwaters for Paul Parkinson Clarke & Kann, Brisbane for defendants CATCHWORDS : Family Provision. Claim by a widow and stepson. Consideration of the claims of the widow for provision and whether such claim can properly be met by part of the appropriate provision being by way of life estate. Orders made for provision with part of the property being held subject to a life estate. Churton v Christian (1988) 13 NSWLR 241 Brown v Faggoter, 13 November 1998 Singer v Berghouse (1994) 181 CLR 201 Crisp v Burns Philp Trustee Co Ltd , Holland J 18 December 1979; Banks v Hourigan , Waddell CJ in Eq, 2 March 1989 CASES CITED : Cameron v Hills , Needham J, 26 October 1989. White v Barron (1979-1980) 144 CLR 431 Warladge v Doddridge (1957) 97 CLR 1 Court v Hunt, 14 Sept 1987, unreported, Young J Golosky & Anor v Golosky , 5 October 1998, unreported Court of Appeal Permanent Trustee v Fraser 36 NSWLR 24 Salmon v Blackford, 18 February 1997, Court of Appeal DECISION : Paragraph 52