Hedman v Frazer; Egan v Frazer [2013] NSWSC 1915

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hedman v Frazer; Egan v Frazer [2013] NSWSC 1915 Hearing dates: 18, 19 November 2013 Decision date: 19 December 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Hallen J Decision: Direct parties to bring in Short Minutes of Order reflecting these reasons. Stand over the proceedings to make orders and to hear any argument about the costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: SUCCESSION - FAMILY PROVISION -One Plaintiff, a widow of the deceased, and the other Plaintiff a child of the deceased by a prior relationship - Each applies for a family provision order under Chapter 3 of the Succession Act 2006 - Whether adequate and proper provision not made in Will of the deceased for either Plaintiff and if so the nature and quantum of the provision to be made for her Legislation Cited: Administration and Probate Act 1958 (Vic) Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Family Provision Act 1982 Probate and Administration Act 1898 Property (Relationships) Act 1984 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 Allen (Dec'd), In re; Allen v Manchester [1922] NZLR 218 Andrew v Andrew [2012] NSWCA 308; (2012) 81 NSWLR 656 Anslow v Journeaux [2009] VSC 250 Austin a Bankrupt, Re [1982] 2 NZLR 524 Bartlett v Coomber [2008] NSWCA 100 Belfield v Belfield [2012] NSWSCA 416; (2012) 83 NSWLR 189 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 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] NSWSC 288 Franks v Franks [2013] NSWCA 60 Fung v Ye [2007] NSWCA 115 Gardiner v Gardiner (NSWSC, 28 May 1998, unreported) Goodman v Windeyer [1980] HCA 31; (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 Kelly and Kelly (No.2) (1981) 7 Fam LR 762 Kembrey v Cuskelly [2008] NSWSC 262 Kleinig v Neal (No. 2) [1981] 2 NSWLR 532 Lloyd-Williams v Mayfield [2005] NSWCA 189 Macgregor v Macgregor [2003] WASC 169 Marks v Marks [2003] WASCA 297 Mayfield v Lloyd-Williams [2004] NSWSC 419 McCosker v McCosker [1957] HCA 82; (1957) 97 CLR 566 McGrath v Eves [2005] NSWSC 1006 McKenzie v Topp [2004] VSC 90 Mee and Ferguson [1986] FamCA 3; (1986) 84 FLR 179 Neale v Neale [2013] NSWSC 983 Oldereid v Chan [2013] NSWSC 434 Palaganio v Mankarios [2011] NSWSC 61 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 Richard v AXA Trustees Ltd [2000] VSC 341 RK v RK (Financial Resources: Trust Assets) [2011] EWHC 3910 (Fam); [2013] 1 FLR 329 Samsley v Barnes [1990] NSWCA 161; (1991) DFC 95-100 Schmidt v Watkins [2002] VSC 273 Shearer v The Public Trustee (NSWSC, 23 March, 1998, unreported) Singer v Berghouse [1994] HCA 40; (1994) 181 CLR 201 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 Theoctistou v Theoctistou [2013] NSWSC 1487 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) West v Mann [2013] NSWSC 1852 White and Tulloch v White (1995) 19 Fam LR 696 Texts Cited: J D Heydon and M J Leeming, Jacobs' Law of Trusts in Australia (LexisNexis Butterworths, 7th ed, 2006) Government Gazette No. 38 of 20 February 2009, page 1036 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Lucie Elisabet Hedman Georgia Robinson Egan Andrew John Frazer Representation: Counsel: Mr L Ellison SC (Plaintiff in 2011/404713) Mr R Wilson SC (Plaintiff in 2011/408805) Mr M Willmott SC; Mr D Hand (Defendant) Solicitors: Malleys Lawyers (Plaintiff in 2011/404173) Thorntons Lawyers (Plaintiff in 2011/408805) Pigott Stinson Lawyers (Defendant) File Number(s): 2011/404173; 2011/408805