Epov v Epov; Epov v Epov [2014] NSWSC 1086

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Epov v Epov; Epov v Epov [2014] NSWSC 1086 Hearing dates: 30 and 31 July 2014 Decision date: 14 August 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Hallen J Decision: Direct the parties to deliver, within 10 days, agreed Short Minutes of Order, in each matter, giving effect to these reasons, or failing agreement, competing versions. Stand the proceedings over for any argument as to costs to a convenient date no earlier than 10 days from today Catchwords: SUCCESSION - FAMILY PROVISION - One Plaintiff, a widow of the deceased, and the other Plaintiff, a child of the deceased by a prior marriage - Each applies for a family provision order under Chapter 3 of the Succession Act 2006 (NSW) - Defendant also a child of the deceased by a prior marriage and a beneficiary named in the Will - 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 and him Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Family Provision Act 1982 (NSW) Practice Note SC Eq 7 Practice Note SC Gen 18 Probate and Administration Act 1898 (NSW) Succession Amendment (Family Provision) Act 2008 (NSW) Succession Act 2006 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Akkerman v Ewins [2003] NSWCA 190 Allardice v Allardice; In re Allardice (1910) 29 NZLR 959 Allen (Deceased); Allen v Manchester [1922] NZLR 218 Andrew v Andrew [2012] NSWCA 308; (2012) 81 NSWLR 656 Anslow v Journeaux [2009] VSC 250 Aubrey v Kain [2014] NSWSC 15 Barna v Barna [2008] NSWSC 1402 Bartlett v Coomber [2008] NSWCA 100 Baychek v Baychek [2010] NSWSC 987 Bladwell v Davis [2004] NSWCA 170 Boettcher v Driscoll [2014] SASC 86 Bondelmonte v Blanckensee [1989] WAR 305 Bosch v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd [1938] AC 463 Buckland Deceased, Re [1966] VR 404 Bull, Re [2006] VSC 113 Butcher v Craig [2009] WASC 164 Butler v Morris; Butler (bht NSW Trustee & Guardian) v Morris [2012] NSWSC 748, Cameron v Cameron [2009] SASC 27 Christie v Manera [2006] WASC 287 Clifford v Mayr [2010] NSWCA 6 Cross v Wasson [2009] NSWSC 378; (2009) 2 ASTLR 201 Collicoat v McMillan [1999] 3 VR 803. Collins v McGain [2003] NSWCA 190 Crossman v Riedel [2004] ACTSC 127 de Angelis v de Angelis [2003] VSC 432 Dennis (Deceased), Re [1981] 2 All ER 140 Devereaux-Warnes v Hall (No 3) [2007] WASCA 235; (2007) 35 WAR 127 Diver v Neal [2009] NSWCA 54 Donaldson v Lawless [2013] NSWSC 861 Flathaug v Weaver [2003] NZFLR 730 Foley v Ellis [2008] NSWSC 288 Gardiner v Gardiner (Supreme Court (NSW) Santow J, 28 May 1998, unrep) Gardiner v Gardiner [2014] NSWSC 435 Golosky v Golosky [1993] NSWCA 111 Goodman v Windeyer [1980] HCA 31; (1980) 144 CLR 490 Goodsell v Wellington [2011] NSWSC 1232 Gorton v Parks (1989) 17 NSWLR 1 Grey v Harrison [1997] 2 VR 359 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 Kleinig v Neal (No 2) [1981] 2 NSWLR 532 Langtry v Campbell (Supreme Court (NSW), Powell J, 7 March 1991, unrep). Luciano v Rosenblum (1985) 2 NSWLR 65 MacGregor v MacGregor [2003] WASC 169 Magill v Magill [2006] HCA 51; (2006) 226 CLR 551 Marks v Marks [2003] WASCA 297 Marras, In the Estate of the late Anthony [2014] NSWSC 915 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 McKenzie v Topp [2004] VSC 90 Moore v Moore (Supreme Court (NSW), Court of Appeal, 16 May 1984, unrep) Moore (bht the NSW Trustee & Guardian) v Randall [2012] NSWSC 184 O'Loughlin v O'Loughlin [2003] NSWCA 99 Palaganio v Mankarios [2013] NSWSC 61 Phillips v James [2014] NSWCA 4 Pogorelic v Banovich [2007] WASC 45 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 R (on the application of M) v Slough Borough Council [2008] UKHL 52; [2008] 1 WLR 1808 Richard v AXA Trustees Ltd [2000] VSC 341 Salmon, Deceased, Re [1981] Ch 167 Sam Wardy v Gordon Salier; William Wardy v Gordon Salier; Hassiba Wardy v Estate of late Edmond Wadih Wardy, developer and Ch 3 of the Succession Act 2006 [2014] NSWSC 473 Samsley v Barnes [1990] NSWCA 161; (1991) DFC 95-100 Sellers v Scrivenger [2010] VSC 320 Sergi v Sergi [2012] WASC 18 Singer v Berghouse [1994] HCA 40; (1994) 181 CLR 201 Sitch (Deceased), Re the Will of; 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 Szypica v O'Beirne [2013] NSWSC 297 Taylor v Farrugia [2009] NSWSC 801 Thomas v Pickering; Byrne v Pickering [2011] NSWSC 572 Thornley v Heffernan (Supreme Court (NSW), McClelland J, 12 September 1995, unrep) Tobin v Ezekiel [2012] NSWCA 285 Twomey v McDonald [2012] NSWSC 22 Verzar v Verzar [2012] NSWSC 1380 Verzar v Verzar [2014] NSWCA 45 Vigolo v Bostin [2005] HCA 11; (2005) 221 CLR 191 Walker v Walker (Supreme Court (NSW), 17 May 1996, Young J, unrep) West v Mann [2013] NSWSC 1852 White v Barron [1980] HCA 14; (1980) 144 CLR 431 Wilcox v Wilcox [2012] NSWSC 1138 Williams v Aucutt [2000] 2 NZLR 479 Texts Cited: Rosalind Atherton, 'The Concept of Moral Duty in the Law of Family Provision - a Gloss or Critical Understanding?' (1999) 5 Australian Journal of Legal History 5 J D Heydon and M J Leeming, Jacobs' Law of Trusts in Australia (7th ed, 2006, LexisNexis Butterworths) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Maria Epov (Plaintiff in 2011/409962) Gennady Epov (Plaintiff in 2012/168778) Peter Epov (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr P Bates (Plaintiff in 2011/409962) Ms P Lane (Plaintiff in 2012/168778) Mr R K Newton (Defendant) Solicitors: Gerard Malouf & Partners (Plaintiff in 2011/409962) Phillip A Wilkins & Associates (Plaintiff in 2012/168778) Maurice Buckley CT Poole & Son (Defendant) File Number(s): 2011/409962; 2012/168778