Belfield v Belfield and 2 Ors [2011] NSWSC 1146

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Belfield v Belfield and 2 Ors [2011] NSWSC 1146 Hearing dates: 22/08/11, 23/08/11 Decision date: 19 October 2011 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Associate Justice Macready Decision: I dismiss the proceedings and subject to any submissions, I order the plaintiff to pay the defendant's costs. Catchwords: WILLS AND ESTATES - family provision claim - time extended for application to be made - - whether deceased had entered into a prescribed transaction - claimant son had settled family disputes prior to deceased's death - no entitlement to make a claim. Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 Family Provision Act 1982 Probate and Administration Act 1898 Testator's Family Maintenance and Guardianship of Infants Act 1916 Cases Cited: Basto v Basto (NSWSC, 8 September 1989, unreported) Cetojevic v Cetojevic [2006] NSWSC 431 D'Apice v Gutkovich - Estate of Abraham (No 2) [2010] NSWSC 1333 De Winter v Johnstone (NSWCA, 23 August 19995, unreported) Doyle v Blake (1804) 2 Sch & Lef 231 Estate of Hodges Deceased, Re; Shorter v Hodges (1988) 14 NSWLR 698 Fancett v Ware (NSWSC, 3 June 1986, unreported) Guskett (deceased), Re (1947) VLR 211 Massie v Laundy (NSWSC, 7 February 1986, unreported) Kerr v Badran; Estate of Badran [2004] NSWSC 735 Kilbee v Sneyd (1828) 2 Moll 186 King v Hudson [2009] NSWSC 1013 Perpetual Trustee Company Ltd v Fairlie-Cunninghame (1993) 32 NSWLR 377 Phillips v Quinton (NSWSC, 31 March 1988, unreported) Singer v Berghouse [1994] HCA 40 Timbury v Coffee (1941) 66 CLR 277 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Richard Edgar Home Belfield (plaintiff) Charles Home Belfield (first defendant) Kialami Pty Limited (second defendant) Taloye Holdings Pty Limited (third defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr RD Wilson for plaintiff Mr L Ellison SC for defendants Solicitors: Abbot & Co for plaintiff File Number(s): 2010/231284