Szypica v O'Beirne [2013] NSWSC 297

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Szypica v O'Beirne [2013] NSWSC 297 Hearing dates: 25 - 27 March 2013 Decision date: 05 April 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Stevenson J Decision: Further provision made under s 59 of the Succession Act Catchwords: SUCCESSION - family provision and maintenance - application by adult son for provision from mother's estate pursuant to s 59 of the Succession Act 2006 - will left unequal legacies to three siblings - whether "two-stage" test remains applicable - whether inadequate provision made for plaintiff and, if so, what provision ought to be made Legislation Cited: Family Provision Act 1982 Succession Act 2006 Cases Cited: Andrew v Andrew [2012] NSWCA 308 Bondelmonte v Blanckensee [1989] WAR 305 De Winter v Johnstone (Court of Appeal, 23 August 1995, unreported) Gersbach v Blake [2011] NSWSC 368 Gorton v Parks (1989) 17 NSWLR 1 Hawkins v Prestage (1989) 1 WAR 37 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Keep v Bourke [2012] NSWCA 64 Kleinig v Neal (No 2) [1981] 2 NSWLR 532 Lajcarova v Todorov [2011] NSWSC 522 Lewis v Lewis [2001] NSWSC 321 Manuel v lane [2013] NSWCA 61 McCosker v McCosker (1957) 97 CLR 566 McGrath v Eves [2005] NSWSC 1006 McKenzie v Topp [2004] VSC 90 Nowak v Beska [2013] NSWSC 166 Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith v Scales [1962] HCA 19; (1962) 107 CLR 9 Singer v Berghouse (No 2) (1994) 181 CLR 201 Taylor v Farrugia [2009] NSWSC 801 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Stephen Walter Szypica (plaintiff) Halina Barbara O'Beirne as Executrix of the Estate of the late Stanislawa Szypica (defendant) Representation: Counsel: E M Picker (plaintiff) D M Roberts (defendant) Solicitors: Peter Dawson & Associates (plaintiff) George West Solicitor and Attorney (defendant) File Number(s): SC 2012/213915 Publication restriction: Nil