Davis v Public Trustee; Kelleners v Public Trustee [2007] NSWSC 731

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Davis v Public Trustee; Kelleners v Public Trustee [2007] NSWSC 731

HEARING DATE(S) : 29/06/08

JUDGMENT DATE : 18 July 2007

JURISDICTION : Equity Division

JUDGMENT OF : Associate Justice Macready at 1

CATCHWORDS : Family Provision - Application under Family Provision Act by persons who are part of the household of the deceased - Discussion of Dependency of young children on grandparents or children in the Household - Order for Legacy in one claim and the other claim dismissed

Family Provision Act 1982 - s. 6(1), 6(1)(d), 9(1), 16, 16(3) LEGISLATION CITED : Liquor Act 1912 Testators Family Maintenance Act Wills Probate and Administration Act 1898 s 61B

Ball v Newey (1988) 13 NSWLR 489 Basto v Basto (unreported NSWSC 8 September 1989) Benney v Jones (1991) 23 NSWLR 559 Brown v Faggoter (unreported NSWCA 13 November 1998, BC9805810) Churton v Christian (1988) 13 NSWLR 241 De Winter v Johnstone (unreported NSWCA 23 August 1995, BC9505226) Fancett v Ware (unreported NSWSC 3 June 1986) Massie v Laundy (unreported NSWSC, 7 February 1986) McCarthy v Dorney [2007] NSWSC 742 CASES CITED : McGrath v Eves [2005] NSWSC 1006 McKenzie v Baddeley (NSWSC unreported, 3 December 1991) Petrohilos v Hunter (1991) 25 NSWLR 343 Pearson & Anor v Jones [2000] NSWSC 799 Phillips v Quinton (unreported NSWSC 31 March 1988) Re Guskett (deceased) (1947) VLR 211 Re Fulop Deceased (1987) 8 NSWLR 679 Sherborne Estate: Vanvalen & Anor v Neaves & Anor [2005] NSWSC 593 Singer v Berghouse (1994) 181 CLR 201 Williams v Legg (1993) 29 NSWLR 687