Glynne v NSW Trustee and Guardian; Lindsay v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2011] NSWSC 535

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Glynne v NSW Trustee and Guardian; Lindsay v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2011] NSWSC 535 Hearing dates: 26 May 2011 Decision date: 17 June 2011 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Hallen AsJ Decision: 1. Order that each Summons be dismissed. 2. Subject to any further argument on costs, propose to make no order as to each Plaintiff's costs, to the intent that she, and he, will pay her own, and his, own, costs of the proceedings. 3. Order that the Defendant's costs of the proceedings, calculated on the indemnity basis be paid out of the estate. Catchwords: Family provision order under Chapter 3 of NSW Succession Act 2006 - first Plaintiff former spouse of deceased- second Plaintiff son of the deceased - Plaintiffs each self-represented - Defendant is NSW Trustee & Guardian, to which Letters of Administration granted - whether factors warranting making of first Plaintiff's application - competing claimant widow of the deceased. Legislation Cited: Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) Family Provision Act 1982 Succession Act 2006 Succession Amendment (Family Provision) Act 2008 Cases Cited: Armstrong v Sloan [2002] VSC 229 Bondelmonte v Blanckensee [1989] WAR 305 Bosch v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd [1938] AC 463 Brown v Faggoter (NSWCA, 13 November 1998, unreported) Burton v Moss [2010] NSWSC 163 Campbell v Chabert-McKay [2010] NSWSC 859 Caska v Caska [1999] NSWSC 289 Cetojevic v Cetojevic [2006] NSWSC 431 Churton v Christian (1988) 13 NSWLR 241) Collins v McGain [2003] NSWCA 190 Cooper v Dungan (1976) 50 ALJR 539 Devereaux-Warnes v Hall [No 3] [2007] WASCA 235; (2007) 35 WAR 127 De Winter v Johnstone (NSWCA, 23 August 1995, unreported) Diver v Neal [2008] NSWSC 304 Diver v Neal [2009] NSWCA 54 Durham v Durham [2010] NSWSC 389 Evans v Levy [2011] NSWCA 125 Foley v Ellis [2008] NSWCA 288 Fulop Deceased, Re (1987) 8 NSWLR 679 Goodman v Windeyer (1980) 144 CLR 490 Gorton v Parks (1989) 17 NSWLR 1 Hawkins v Prestage (1989) 1 WAR 37 John v John [2010] NSWSC 937 Kleinig v Neal (No 2) [1981] 2 NSWLR 532 Lynch v Lynch (NSWSC, 24 August 1992, unreported) McCosker v McCosker (1957) 97 CLR 566 McGrath v Eves [2005] NSWSC 1006 McKenzie v Topp [2004] VSC 90 Mansfield v Mansfield [2003] WASC 214 Marland (decd), In re [1957] VR 338 Mayfield v Lloyd-Williams [2004] NSWSC 419 Palmer v Dolman; Dolman v Palmer [2005] NSWCA 361 Penfold v Perpetual Trustee [2002] NSWSC 648 Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith v Scales [1962] HCA 19; (1961) 107 CLR 9 Porthouse v Bridge [2007] NSWSC 686 Puckridge, Deceased, In the Estate of (1978) 20 SASR 72 Samsley v Barnes [1990] NSWCA 161; (1991) DFC 95-100 Singer v Berghouse (No 2) [1994] HCA 40; (1994) 181 CLR 201 Stern v Sekers; Sekers v Sekers [2010] NSWSC 59 Strano v Jovsevski [2008] NSWSC 380 Taylor v Farrugia [2009] NSWSC 801 Tsivinsky v Tsivinsky (NSWCA, 5 December 1991, unreported) Vigolo v Bostin [2005] HCA 11; (2005) 221 CLR 191 Walker v Walker (NSWSC, 17 May 1996, unreported) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Tallulah Donalda Glynne (Plaintiff in 2010/91576) David Charles Lindsay (Plaintiff in 2011/173906) NSW Trustee and Guardian (Defendant in both proceedings) Representation: Counsel: Ms Tallulah Donalda Glynne (Plaintiff in person in 2010/91576) Mr David Charles Lindsay (Plaintiff in person in 2011/173906) Mr L J Ellison SC (Defendant in both proceedings) Solicitors: Ms Tallulah Donalda Glynne (Plaintiff not legally represented) Mr David Charles Lindsay (Plaintiff not legally represented) Clinch Long Letherbarrow with Cropper Parkhill (Defendant in both proceedings) File Number(s): 2010/91576; 2011/173906