Andrew v Andrew [2011] NSWSC 115

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Andrew v Andrew [2011] NSWSC 115 Hearing dates: 22 February 2011 Decision date: 04 March 2011 Before: Hallen AsJ Decision: Summons dismissed; I shall hear the parties on costs Catchwords: Succession - Family provision order sought by daughter of the deceased who was estranged from the deceased for 35 years Legislation Cited: Family Provision Act 1982 NSW Succession Act 2006 Succession Amendment (Family Provision) Act 2008 Cases Cited: Bondelmonte v Blanckensee [1989] WAR 305 Bosch v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd [1938] AC 463 Carey v Robson & Anor; Nicholls v Robson & Anor [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 Foley v Ellis [2008] NSWCA 288 Ford v Simes [2009] NSWCA 351 Goodman v Windeyer (1980) 144 CLR 490 Gorton v Parks (1989) 17 NSWLR 1 Grey v Harrison (1997) 2 VR 359 Gwenythe Muriel Lathwell, as Executrix of the Estate of Gilbert Thorley Lathwell (Dec) v Lathwell [2008] WASCA 256 Hastings v Hastings [2010] NSWCA 197 Hawkins v Prestage (1989) 1 WAR 37 Hughes v National Trustees, Executors and Agency Co of Australasia Ltd (1978-79) 143 CLR 134 Hunter v Hunter (1987) 8 NSWLR 573 In the Estate of Puckridge, Deceased (1978) 20 SASR 72 Kay v Archbold [2008] NSWSC 254 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 Palmer v Dolman; Dolman v Palmer [2005] NSWCA 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 Slack-Smith v Slack-Smith [2010] NSWSC 625 Stern v Sekers; Sekers v Sekers [2010] NSWSC 59 Taylor v Farrugia [2009] NSWSC 801 Vigolo v Bostin [2005] HCA 11 Walker v Walker, NSWSC, 17 May 1996, unreported Category: Principal judgment Parties: Lynne Christine Andrew v Michael Robert Andrew Representation: Counsel: Ms E Cohen (Plaintiff) Mr L Ellison SC (Defendant) Solicitors: Firth McAlpine & Tasdemir Lawyers (Plaintiff) MCW Lawyers (Defendant) File Number(s): 2010/59123