Goldsmith v Goldsmith [2012] NSWSC 1486

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Goldsmith v Goldsmith [2012] NSWSC 1486 Hearing dates: 12, 13, 14 November 2012 Decision date: 06 December 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Hallen J Decision: (i) Having found that the Plaintiff, Ian Lance Goldsmith, is an eligible person; that the proceedings were commenced within time; and that the provision made for him in the Will of the deceased is inadequate for his proper maintenance or advancement in life, he should receive, in lieu of that provision, a lump sum calculated as 27.5 per cent of the net proceeds of sale of the Cronulla property, that amount to be calculated after the payment of such costs of the proceedings as are ordered to be paid out of the estate of the deceased. (ii) The provision made for the Plaintiff should be borne by the residuary estate. (iii) No interest is to be paid on the lump sum, if it is paid within 14 days of the completion of the sale of the Cronulla property; otherwise, interest calculated at the rate prescribed by s 84A(3) of the Probate and Administration Act 1898, on unpaid legacies, is to be paid from that date until the date of payment of the lump sum. (iv) Unless either party wishes to argue the question of costs, the Plaintiff's costs, calculated on the ordinary basis, and the Defendant's costs calculated on the indemnity basis, shall be paid out of the estate of the deceased. (v) The Exhibits should be dealt with in accordance with the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005. (vi) Reserve consideration in respect of making consequential and ancillary orders for the purpose of giving effect to the family provision order. Catchwords: SUCCESSION - The Plaintiff makes a claim for a family provision order as a child of the deceased - Defendant also one of the children of the deceased and the executor appointed in the Will of the deceased, to whom Probate was granted - Other residuary beneficiary also a child of the deceased - Conduct of the Plaintiff towards the deceased in issue - Whether family provision order should be made for the Plaintiff and if so nature of the order Legislation Cited: Family Provision Act 1982 Probate and Administration Act 1898 Property (Relationships) Act 1984 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 Andrew v Andrew [2012] NSWCA 308 Auckland City Mission v Brown [2002] 2 NZLR 650 Bartlett v Coomber [2008] NSWCA 100 Blore v Lang (1960) 104 CLR 124 Bondelmonte v Blanckensee [1989] WAR 305 Bosch v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd [1938] AC 463 Buckland Deceased, Re [1966] VR 404 Butcher v Craig [2009] WASC 164 Cairns v Cairns [2006] NSWSC 364 Christie v Manera [2006] WASC 287 Collins v McGain [2003] NSWCA 190 Cooper v Dungan (1976) 50 ALJR 539 Crossman v Riedel [2004] ACTSC 127 de Angelis v de Angelis [2003] VSC 432 Devereaux-Warnes v Hall (No 3) [2007] WASCA 235; (2007) 35 WAR 127 Diver v Neal [2009] NSWCA 54 Flathaug v Weaver [2003] NZFLR 730 Foley v Ellis [2008] NSWCA 288 Ford v Simes [2009] NSWCA 351 Gardiner v Gardiner (NSWSC, 28 May 1998, unreported) Goodman v Windeyer (1980) 144 CLR 490 Gorton v Parks (1989) 17 NSWLR 1 Green, In re, deceased; Zuckerman v Public Trustee [1951] NZLR 135 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 Kirby v Sims [2011] NZHC 935 Kleinig v Neal (No 2) [1981] 2 NSWLR 532 Lathwell v Lathwell [2008] WASCA 256 McCosker v McCosker (1957) 97 CLR 566 McGrath v Eves [2005] NSWSC 1006 MacGregor v MacGregor [2003] WASC 169 Marks v Marks [2003] WASCA 297 Mayfield v Lloyd-Williams [2004] NSWSC 419 Palaganio v Mankarios [2011] NSWSC 61 Palmer v Dolman; Dolman v Palmer [2005] NSWCA 361 Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith v Scales [1962] HCA 19; (1962) 107 CLR 9 Puckridge, Deceased, In the Estate of (1978) 20 SASR 72 Sammut v Kleemann [2012] NSWSC 1030 Samsley v Barnes [1990] NSWCA 161; (1991) DFC 95-100 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 Verzar v Verzar [2012] NSWSC 1380 Vigolo v Bostin [2005] HCA 11; (2005) 221 CLR 191 Walker v Walker (NSWSC, Young J, 17 May 1996, unreported) Wheatley v Wheatley [2006] NSWCA 262 Williams v Aucutt [2000] 2 NZLR 479 Worsley v Solomon [2008] NSWSC 444 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ian Goldsmith (Plaintiff) Wayne Rodney Goldsmith (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Ms E Picker (Plaintiff) Mr A Gruzman (Defendant) Solicitors: Peter Dawson & Associates (Plaintiff) Woodward Wickes Wicken (Defendant) File Number(s): 2011/350781