Dudic v Jakovljevic [2014] NSWSC 169

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Dudic v Jakovljevic [2014] NSWSC 169 Hearing dates: 18 February 2014 Decision date: 05 March 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Hallen J Decision: Direct the parties, within 14 days, to provide Short Minutes of Order, reflecting these reasons. Stand the matter over for 21 days. Catchwords: SUCCESSION - FAMILY PROVISION - The Plaintiff, a daughter of the deceased, applies for a family provision order under Chapter 3 of the Succession Act 2006 - The Defendant is the widow of the deceased - Deceased left no Will - No provision for the Plaintiff under the rules of intestacy - Very small estate - Whether adequate and proper provision not made for the Plaintiff and, if so, the nature and quantum of the provision to be made - Order for lump sum Legislation Cited: Family Provision Act 1982 (NSW) Practice Note SC Eq 7 Probate and Administration Act 1898 (NSW) Property (Relationships) Act 1984 (NSW) Succession Amendment (Family Provision) Act 2008 (NSW) Succession Act 2006 (NSW) Uniform Succession Laws: Intestacy [2007] NSWLRC 116 Cases Cited: Alexander v Jansson [2010] NSWCA 176 Allardice, In re; Allardice v 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 Aubrey v Kain [2014] NSWSC 15 Bartlett v Coomber [2008] NSWCA 100 Bondelmonte v Blanckensee [1989] WAR 305 Bosch v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd [1938] AC 463 Bridges, Re Estate of (1975) 12 SASR 1 Buckland Deceased, Re [1966] VR 404 Bull, Re [2006] VSC 113 Butcher v Craig [2009] WASC 164 Cameron v Cameron [2009] SASC 27 Christie v Manera [2006] WASC 287 Collins v McGain [2003] NSWCA 190 Re Coventry (deceased) [1979] 3 All ER 815 Crossman v Riedel [2004] ACTSC 127 de Angelis v de Angelis [2003] VSC 432 Delacour v Waddington (1953) 89 CLR 117 Devereaux-Warnes v Hall (No 3) [2007] WASCA 235; (2007) 35 WAR 127 Diver v Neal [2009] NSWCA 54 Edgar v Public Trustee for the Northern Territory [2011] NTSC 05 Flathaug v Weaver [2003] NZFLR 730 Foley v Ellis [2008] NSWSC 288 Gardiner v Gardiner (Supreme Court (NSW), Santow J, 28 May 1998, unrep) Golosky v Golosky [1993] NSWCA 111 Goodman v Windeyer [1980] HCA 31; (1980) 144 CLR 490; (1980) 31 ALR 23; (1980) 54 ALJR 470 Gorton v Parks (1989) 17 NSWLR 1 Grey v Harrison [1997] 2 VR 359 Hampson v Hampson [2010] NSWCA 359 Hawkins v Prestage (1989) 1 WAR 37 Heyward v Fisher (New South Wales Court of Appeal, 26 April 1985, unreported) Hughes v National Trustees, Executors and Agency Co of Australasia Ltd [1979] HCA 2; (1979) 143 CLR 134; (1979) 23 ALR 321; (1979) 53 ALJR 249 Hyland v Burbidge [2000] NSWSC 12 Kay v Archbold [2008] NSWSC 254 Kleinig v Neal (No 2) [1981] 2 NSWLR 532 Kossert v Margaret Gerda Ruggi As Executor of the Will of Peter Korps [No 2] [2012] WASC 191 Luciano v Rosenblum (1985) 2 NSWLR 65 MacGregor v MacGregor [2003] WASC 169 Magill v Magill [2006] HCA 51; (2006) 226 CLR 551; (2006) 231 ALR 277; (2006) 81 ALJR 254 Manuel v Lane [2013] NSWCA 61 Marks v Marks [2003] WASCA 297 Marshall v Carruthers; Marshall v Marshall [2002] NSWCA 47 Mayfield v Lloyd-Williams [2004] NSWSC 419 McCosker v McCosker [1957] HCA 82; (1957) 97 CLR 566; (1957) 31 ALJR 779 McGrath v Eves [2005] NSWSC 1006 McKenzie v Topp [2004] VSC 90 Morris v Smoel [2014] VSC 32 Nicholls v Hall [2007] NSWCA 356 O'Loughlin v O'Loughlin [2003] NSWCA 99 Palaganio v Mankarios [2011] NSWSC 61 Phillips v James [2014] NSWCA 4 Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith v Scales [1962] HCA 19; (1962) 107 CLR 9; (1962) ALR 775; (1962) 36 ALJR 1 Puckridge, Deceased, In the Estate of (1978) 20 SASR 72 Singer v Berghouse (No 2) [1994] HCA 40; (1994) 181 CLR 201; (1994) 123 ALR 481; (1994) 68 ALJR 653 Slack v Rogan; Palffy v Rogan [2013] NSWSC 522 Stern v Sekers; Sekers v Sekers [2010] NSWSC 59 Stiles v Joseph (Supreme Court (NSW), Macready M, 16 December 1996, unrep) Szypica v O'Beirne [2013] NSWSC 297 Taylor v Farrugia [2009] NSWSC 801 Tobin v Ezekiel [2012] NSWCA 285; (2012) 83 NSWLR 757 Verzar v Verzar [2012] NSWSC 1380 Vigolo v Bostin [2005] HCA 11; (2005) 221 CLR 191; (2005) 213 ALR 692; (2005) 79 ALJR 731 Walker v Walker (Supreme Court (NSW), Young J, 17 May 1996, unrep) Webb v Ryan [2012] VSC 377 West v Mann [2013] NSWSC 1852 Wilcox v Wilcox [2012] NSWSC 1138 Williams v Aucutt [2000] 2 NZLR 479 Texts Cited: J D Heydon and M J Leeming, Jacobs' Law of Trusts in Australia (7th ed, 2006, LexisNexis Butterworths) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Rebecca Dudic (Plaintiff) Mica Jakovljevic (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr M K Rollinson (Plaintiff) Mr M Bradford (Defendant) Solicitors: Justice Lawyers (Plaintiff) John Woulfe Solicitors (Defendant) File Number(s): 2013/150634