Khreich v NSW Trustee & Guardian [2012] NSWSC 1299

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Khreich v NSW Trustee & Guardian [2012] NSWSC 1299 Hearing dates: 22 October 2012 Decision date: 30 October 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Hallen AsJ Decision: (a) Direct that the parties bring in short minutes of orders which reflect the provision made for each of the Plaintiffs and, which, if possible, deals with the issue of costs. (b) Stand the proceedings over to a date suitable to the parties and to the Court. Catchwords: SUCCESSION - FAMILY PROVISION - Three Plaintiffs, the wife and two of four children of the deceased, each seeks family provision order out of the estate of the deceased under the Succession Act 2006 - The Defendant, the executor to whom Probate granted - No dispute as to eligibility - Whether to make a family provision order - If order for provision made, how the burden of that provision should be borne Legislation Cited: Family Provision Act 1982 NSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009 Probate and Administration Act 1898 Succession Act 2006 Succession Amendment (Family Provision) Act 2008 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Alexander v Jansson [2010] NSWCA 176 Allardice, In re; Allardice v Allardice (1909) 29 NZLR 959 Allen (Deceased), In re, Allen v Manchester [1922] NZLR 281 Anasson v Phillips (NSWSC, 4 March 1988, unreported) Andrew v Andrew [2012] NSWCA 308 Bartlett v Coomber [2008] NSWCA 100 Bennett v Public Trustee [1999] NSWSC 724 Bladwell v Davis [2004] NSWCA 170 Blore v Lang (1960) 104 CLR 124 Bondelmonte v Blanckensee [1989] WAR 305 Bosch v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd [1938] AC 463 Buckland v Trustees Executors and Agency Co Limited (1966) 40 ALJR 164 Buckland Deceased, Re [1966] VR 404 Bull, Re; Bentley v Brennan [2006] VSC 113 Butcher v Craig [2009] WASC 164 Carey v Robson; Nicholls v Robson [2009] NSWSC 1142 Christie v Manera [2006] WASC 287 Clifford v Mayr [2010] NSWCA 6 Collins v McGain [2003] NSWCA 190 Cooper v Dungan (1976) 50 ALJR 539 Crewe, Re [1956] NZLR 315 Crossman v Riedel [2004] ACTSC 127 Devereaux-Warnes v Hall (No 3) [2007] WASCA 235; (2007) 35 WAR 127 Diver v Neal [2009] NSWCA 54; (2009) 2 ASTLR 89 Foley v Ellis [2008] NSWCA 288 Ford v Simes [2009] NSWCA 351 Gardiner v Gardiner (NSWSC, 28 May 1998, unreported) Gillies v Executors of the Will of Sitch [2005] VSC 308 Golosky v Golosky [1993] NSWCA 111 Goodman v Windeyer [1980] HCA 31; (1980) 144 CLR 490 Gorton v Parks (1989) 17 NSWLR 1 Grainger v The Public Trustee (WASC, Steytler J, 6 December 1995, unreported) Gregory v Hudson (No 2) (NSWSC, 18 September 1997, unreported) Hampson v Hampson [2010] NSWCA 359 Hawkins v Prestage (1989) 1 WAR 37 Hughes v National Trustees Executors and Agency Co. of Australasia Ltd (1979) 143 CLR 134 Hunter v Hunter (1987) 8 NSWLR 573 Kay v Archbold [2008] NSWSC 254 Keep v Bourke [2012] NSWCA 64 Kembrey v Cuskelly [2008] NSWSC 262 Kleinig v Neal (No 2) [1981] 2 NSWLR 532 Langtry v Campbell (NSWSC, 7 March 1991, Powell J, unreported) Lathwell v Lathwell [2008] WASCA 256 Lumb v McMillan [2007] NSWSC 386 McCosker v McCosker [1957] HCA 82; (1957) 97 CLR 566 McGrath v Eves [2005] NSWSC 1006 McKenzie v Lucas [2011] NSWSC 1012 MacGregor v MacGregor [2003] WASC 169 (28 August 2003) Magill v Magill [2006] HCA 51; (2006) 226 CLR 551 Marks v Marks [2003] WASCA 297 Marshall v Carruthers; Marshall v Marshall [2002] NSWCA 47 Mayfield v Lloyd-Williams [2004] NSWSC 419 McCann v Ward & Burgess [2012] VSC 63 Milillo v Konnecke [2009] NSWCA 109 Miller v Miller [2006] UKHL 24; [2006] 2 AC 618 Moore v Moore (NSWCA, 16 May 1984, unreported) Neil v Jacovou [2011] NSWSC 87 O'Loughlin v O'Loughlin [2003] NSWCA 99 Palaganio v Mankarios [2011] NSWSC 61 Palmer v Dolman; Dolman v Palmer [2005] NSWCA 361 Permanent Trustee Co Ltd v Fraser (1995) 36 NSWLR 24 Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith v Scales [1962] HCA 19; (1962) 107 CLR 9 Pogorelic v Banovich [2007] WASC 45 Puckridge, Deceased, In the Estate of (1978) 20 SASR 72 Salmon v Blackford [1997] NSWCA 274 Samsley v Barnes [1990] NSWCA 161; (1991) DFC 95-100 Savic v Kim [2010] NSWSC 1401 Sellers v Scrivenger [2010] VSC 320 Singer v Berghouse [1994] HCA 40; (1994) 181 CLR 201 Slack-Smith v Slack-Smith [2010] NSWSC 625 Stern v Sekers; Sekers v Sekers [2010] NSWSC 59 Stiles v Joseph (NSWSC, 16 December 1996, unreported) Stott v Cook (1960) 33 ALJR 447 Taylor v Farrugia [2009] NSWSC 801 Vigolo v Bostin [2005] HCA 11; (2005) 221 CLR 191 Walker v Walker (NSWSC, Young J, 17 May 1996, unreported) Welsh v Mulcock [1924] NZLR 673 Worladge v Doddridge (1957) 97 CLR 1 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Lily Khreich (first Plaintiff) Youssef Khreich (second Plaintiff) Marwan Khreich (third Plaintiff) NSW Trustee & Guardian (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Ms J Needham SC; Mr S Chapple (Plaintiffs) Mr R Jefferis (Defendant) Solicitors: Sommerville Legal (Plaintiffs) NSW Trustee & Guardian (Defendant) File Number(s): 2011/277600