Hogan v Hogan [2013] NSWSC 1405

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hogan v Hogan [2013] NSWSC 1405 Hearing dates: 29 August 2013 Decision date: 25 September 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Hallen J Decision: Direct the parties to bring in Short Minutes of Order reflecting the matters set out in Paragraph [224] of these reasons. Catchwords: SUCCESSION - FAMILY PROVISION - The Plaintiff, a son of the deceased, applies for a family provision order under Chapter 3 of the Succession Act 2006 - The Defendant is the husband of the deceased and the father of the Plaintiff - Deceased left Will - No provision for the Plaintiff - Whether adequate and proper provision not made in Will of the deceased for the Plaintiff and if so the nature and quantum of the provision to be made Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Family Provision Act 1982 Probate and Administration Act 1898 Property (Relationships) Act 1984 Real Property Act 1900 Succession Amendment (Family Provision) Act 2008 Succession Act 2006 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Alexander v Jansson [2010] NSWCA 176 Allardice v Allardice, In re Allardice, (1910) 29 NZLR 959 Andrew v Andrew [2012] NSWCA 308; (2012) 81 NSWLR 656 Bartlett v Coomber [2008] NSWCA 100 Belfield v Belfield [2012] NSWSC 416 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 Deceased, Re [1966] VR 404 Butcher v Craig [2009] WASC 164 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] NSWSC 378; (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] NSWSC 288 Franks v Franks [2013] NSWCA 60 Gardiner v Gardiner (NSWSC, 28 May 1998, unreported) Golosky v Golosky [1993] NSWCA 111 Goodman v Windeyer (1980) 144 CLR 490 Gorton v Parks (1989) 17 NSWLR 1 Grey v Harrison [1997] 2 VR 359 Harrisson v Skinner [2013] NSWSC 736 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 Hyland v Burbidge [2000] NSWSC 12 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, unreported). MacGregor v MacGregor [2003] WASC 169 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 McCosker v McCosker [1957] HCA 82; (1957) 97 CLR 566 McGrath v Eves [2005] NSWSC 1006 Milillo v Konnecke [2009] NSWCA 109 Moore v Moore (NSWCA, 16 May 1984, unreported) Neale v Neale [2013] NSWSC 983 Oldereid v Chan [2013] NSWSC 434 Palaganio v Mankarios [2011] NSWSC 61 Permanent Trustee Co Ltd v Fraser (1995) 36 NSWLR 24 Peters v Salmon [2013] NSWSC 953 Ploder v Garcea (as executrix of the estate of the late Fiona Rita Garcea) [2013] NSWSC 1360 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 Samsley v Barnes [1990] NSWCA 161; (1991) DFC 95-100 Sellers v Scrivenger [2010] VSC 320 Singer v Berghouse [1994] HCA 40; (1994) 181 CLR 201 Sitch, Re the Will of (deceased); Gillies v Executors of the Will of Sitch [2005] VSC 308 Slack v Rogan; Palffy v Rogan [2013] NSWSC 522 Stern v Sekers; Sekers v Sekers [2010] NSWSC 59 Stiles v Joseph (NSWSC, 16 December 1996, unreported) Stott v Cook (1960) 33 ALJR 447 Szypica v O'Beirne [2013] NSWSC 297 Taylor v Farrugia [2009] NSWSC 801 Tobin v Ezekiel [2012] NSWCA 285 Verzar v Verzar [2012] NSWSC 1380 Vigolo v Bostin [2005] HCA 11; (2005) 221 CLR 191 Walker v Walker (NSWSC, 17 May 1996, unreported) White and Tulloch v White (1995) 19 Fam LR 696 Texts Cited: Government Gazette No. 38 of 20 February 2009 J D Heydon and M J Leeming, Jacobs' Law of Trusts in Australia (LexisNexis Butterworths, 7th ed, 2006) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Anthony Michael Hogan (Plaintiff) Michael Joseph Hogan (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr M Condon SC; Mr A P McGrath (Plaintiff) Mr S Chapple (Defendant) Solicitors: Makinson & d'Apice Lawyers (Plaintiff) Calabrese Lawyers (Defendant) File Number(s): 2011/185350