Wolff v Deavin [2012] NSWSC 1315

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Wolff v Deavin [2012] NSWSC 1315 Hearing dates: 27 September 2012 Decision date: 30 October 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Associate Justice Macready Decision: Dismissed summary dismissal application Catchwords: SUCCESSION - family provision and maintenance - summary dismissal application - whether eligible person - statutory interpretation - whether the change from the Family Provision Act to the Succession Act means that a person can only be a member of one household. Legislation Cited: Family Provision Act 1982 Interpretation Act 1987 Succession Act 2006 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules Cases Cited: Amalgamated Wireless (A/SIA) Ltd v Philpott [1961] [110 CLR 617 DPP v Starr [2012] NSWSC 315 Harrison v Melhem [2008] NSWCA 67 Hospital Contribution Fund v Hunt (1982) 44 ALR 365 Markulin v Drew (NSWSC, 12 August 1992, Young J, unreported) Tam Anh Bui v The Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [1998] FCA 353 Tinbar Pty Ltd v W T & M E Peterie Pty Ltd (in liq) & Anor (1982) 7 ACLR 111 Warren v McKnight [1996] NSWSC 419; [1996] 40 NSWLR 390 Texts Cited: New South Wales, Law Reform Commission, Report 124 Uniform succession laws: Administration of Estates of Deceased Persons (December 2009) Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Debra Wolff (plaintiff) Anthony Deavin (defendant) Representation: M Thompson (plaintiff) J Sexton & P Knowles (defendant) Gerard Malouf & Partners (plaintiff) Simpson Freed Lawyers (defendant) File Number(s): 2012 / 139451 Publication restriction: None