Faulkner v McLeod [2011] NSWSC 92

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Faulkner v McLeod [2011] NSWSC 92 Hearing dates: 16 February 2011 Decision date: 02 March 2011 Before: Hallen AsJ Decision: In lieu of the provision made in the Will, order that the Plaintiff receive a lump sum of $170,000 out of the estate of the deceased; the lump sum should be paid within 28 days out of the estate passing to the Defendant, failing which, interest on any amount not so paid, should be paid at the rates prescribed for the purposes of s 84 of the Probate and Administration Act 1898, as the rate of interest on legacies, calculated from that date until the date of payment; order that the Plaintiff's costs, calculated on the ordinary basis, be paid out of the estate; and the Defendant's costs calculated on the indemnity basis be paid out of the estate of the deceased; the exhibits are to be dealt with in accordance with the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules. Catchwords: Succession - Family provision order sought by daughter of the deceased Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 Family Provision Act 1982 Probate and Administration Act 1898 Succession Act 2006 Succession Amendment (Family Provision) Act 2008 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Bondelmonte v Blanckensee [1989] WAR 305 Bosch v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd [1938] AC 463 Carey v Robson; Nicholls v Robson [2009] NSWSC 1142 Collins v McGain [2003] NSWCA 190 Cooper v Dungan (1976) 50 ALJR 539 Devereaux-Warnes v Hall (No 3) [2007] WASCA 235 Diver v Neal [2009] NSWCA 54 Fiorentini v O'Neill [1998] NSWCA 79 Foley v Ellis [2008] NSWCA 288 Goldberg v Landerer; Kennedy v Landerer [2010] NSWSC 1431 Goodman v Windeyer (1980) 144 CLR 490 Gorton v Parks (1989) 17 NSWLR 1 Hawkins v Prestage (1989) 1 WAR 37 In the Estate of Puckridge, Deceased (1978) 20 SASR 72 Kleinig v Neal (No 2) [1981] 2 NSWLR 532 McCosker v McCosker (1957) 97 CLR 566 McGrath v Eves [2005] NSWSC 1006 McKenzie v Topp [2004] VSC 90 Mayfield v Lloyd-Williams [2004] NSWSC 419 Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith v Scales [1962] HCA 19 Samsley v Barnes [1990] NSWCA 161 Singer v Berghouse (No 2) [1994] HCA 40 Stern v Sekers; Sekers v Sekers [2010] NSWSC 59 Taylor v Farrugia [2009] NSWSC 801 Tchadovitch v Tchadovitch [2010] NSWCA 316 Vigolo v Bostin [2005] HCA 11 Walker v Walker (NSWSC, 17 May 1996, unreported) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Anne Veronica Faulkner (Plaintiff) Margaret Ruby McLeod (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr J Armfield (Plaintiff) Mr L Ellison SC (Defendant) Solicitors: JNT Legal (Plaintiff) Hancock Alldis & Roskov (Defendant) File Number(s): 2010/105557