Mikan v Velcic [2011] NSWSC 251

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Mikan v Velcic [2011] NSWSC 251 Hearing dates: 4 March 2011 Decision date: 28 March 2011 Before: Hallen AsJ Decision: 1. Order that the Plaintiff's application is dismissed. 2. I propose to publish these reasons and allow the parties 14 days to consider outstanding issues. If they are unable to reach agreement I shall hear further argument. Catchwords: Family Provision order sought by daughter - deceased died intestate - distribution of estate between two children Legislation Cited: Family Provision Act 1982 Succession Act 2006 Succession Amendment (Family Provision) Act 2008 Cases Cited: Alexander v Jansson [2010] NSWCA 176 Bondelmonte v Blanckensee [1989] WAR 305 Bladwell v Davis & Anor [2004] NSWCA 170 Carey v Robson [2010] NSWCA 212 Carey v Robson; Nicholls v Robson [2009] NSWSC 1142 Collings v Vakas [2006] NSWSC 393 Collins v McGain [2003] NSWCA 190 Peter Robert Durham v Bruce Albert Durham & Ors [2011] NSWCA 62 Devereaux-Warnes v Hall [No 3] [2007] WASCA 235; (2007) 35 WAR 127 Diver v Neal [2009] NSWCA 54 Foley v Ellis [2008] NSWCA 288 Goodman v Windeyer (1980) 144 CLR 490 Gorton v Parks (1989) 17 NSWLR 1 Gibson v Haselgrove; Delmont v Haselgrove [2009] NSWSC 496 Hawkins v Prestage (1989) 1 WAR 37 Kleinig v Neal (No 2) [1981] 2 NSWLR 532 McCosker v McCosker [1957] HCA 82 McGrath v Eves [2005] NSWSC 1006 Parker v The Public Trustee (NSWSC, 31 May 1988, unreported) Robinson v Tame (NSW Court of Appeal, 9 December 1994, unreported) Singer v Berghouse (No2) [1994] HCA 40 Taylor v Farrugia [2009] NSWSC 801 Vigolo v Bostin [2005] HCA 11; (2005) 221 CLR 191 Texts Cited: Government Gazette No. 38 of 20 February 2009 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ivanka Mikan (Plaintiff) Nikola Velcic (Defendant) Representation: Hancock Aldis & Roskov (Plaintiff) Nikola Velcic & Associates (Defendant) File Number(s): 2007/254044