Camernik v Reholc [2012] NSWSC 1537

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Camernik v Reholc [2012] NSWSC 1537 Hearing dates: 5 December 2012 Decision date: 13 December 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Hallen J Decision: 1. Order that the Plaintiff's claim is dismissed. 2. In light of the Defendant's concession that he does not seek an order for costs, make no order as to the Plaintiff's costs out of the estate of the deceased, to the intent that he will pay his own costs of the proceedings. 3. It is unnecessary for an order for costs to be made in favour of the Defendant. Catchwords: SUCCESSION - FAMILY PROVISION - The Plaintiff makes a claim for a family provision order - Plaintiff a child of the deceased - Defendant the husband of the deceased - Long marriage - Intestacy - No actual estate - Jointly held property passing to Defendant by survivorship sought to be designated as notional estate - Whether family provision order should be made for Plaintiff and if so nature of the order - Whether property should be designated as notional estate Legislation Cited: Family Provision Act 1982 Property (Relationships) Act 1984 Succession Act 2006 Succession Amendment (Family Provision) Act 2008 Cases Cited: Alexander v Jansson [2010] NSWCA 176 Allardice, In re, Allardice v Allardice (1909) 29 NZLR 959 Andrew v Andrew [2012] NSWCA 308 Bartlett v Coomber [2008] NSWCA 100 Bladwell v Davis [2004] NSWCA 170 Bondelmonte v Blanckensee [1989] WAR 305 Bosch v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd [1938] AC 463 Bourke, M A, (dec'd) and the TFM Act [1968] 2 NSWLR 453 Buckland, Re Deceased [1966] VR 404 Butcher v Craig [2009] WASC 164 Cetojevic v Cetojevic [2006] NSWSC 431 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 Cross v Wasson (2009) 2 ASTLR 201 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 Galt v Compagnon (NSWSC, 24 February, 1998, unreported) Gardiner v Gardiner (NSWSC, 28 May 1998, unreported) Golosky v Golosky [1993] NSWCA 111 Goodman v Windeyer [1980] HCA 31; (1980) 144 CLR 490 Gorton v Parks (1989) 17 NSWLR 1 Hastings v Hastings [2010] NSWCA 197 Hawkins v Prestage (1989) 1 WAR 37 Hughes v National Trustees Executors and Agency Co. of Australasia Ltd [1979] HCA 2; (1979) 143 CLR 134 John v John [2010] NSWSC 937 Kavalee v Burbidge; Hyland v Burbidge (1998) 43 NSWLR 422 Kay v Archbold [2008] NSWSC 254 Keep v Bourke [2012] NSWCA 64 Kembrey v Cuskelly [2008] NSWSC 262 Kleinig v Neal (No 2) [1981] NSWLR 532 Langtry v Campbell (NSWSC, 7 March 1991, unreported) MacGregor v MacGregor [2003] WASC 169 (28 August 2003) McCosker v McCosker [1957] HCA 82; (1957) 97 CLR 566 McGrath v Eves [2005] NSWSC 1006; Magill v Magill [2006] HCA 51; (2006) 226 CLR 551 Marks v Marks [2003] WASCA 297 Marshall v Carruthers [2002] NSWCA 47 Mayfield v Lloyd-Williams [2004] NSWSC 419 Milillo v Konnecke [2009] NSWCA 109 Miller v Miller [2006] 2 AC 618 Moore v Moore (NSWCA, 16 May 1984, unreported) Palaganio v Mankarios [2011] NSWSC 61 Permanent Trustee Co Ltd v Fraser (1995) 36 NSWLR 24 Pogorelic v Banovich [2007] WASC 45 Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith v Scales [1962] HCA 19; (1962) 107 CLR 9 Puckridge, In the Estate of, Deceased (1978) 20 SASR 72 Samsley v Barnes (1991) DFC 95-100 Sellers v Scrivenger [2010] VSC 320 Singer v Berghouse (1994) 181 CLR 201 Sitch, Re the Will of, (deceased); Gillies v Executors of the Will of Sitch [2005] VSC 308 Smith v Woodward (NSWSC, 9 September 1994, unreported) 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, 17 May 1996, unreported) Texts Cited: Rosalind Croucher, "Contracts to Leave Property by Will and Family Provision after Barns v Barns [2003] HCA 9" [2005] SydLawRw 12; (2005) 27(2) Sydney law Review 263 New South Wales Law Reform Commission Report 110 (2005) - Uniform Succession Laws: Family Provision Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sylvester Camernik (Plaintiff) Joseph Reholc (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr N Jackson (Plaintiff) Mr G R Graham (Defendant) Solicitors: Antwan Lawyers (Plaintiff) Young & Muggleton Lawyers (Defendant) File Number(s): 2011/411858