Griffiths v Craigie [2014] NSWSC 1339

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Griffiths v Craigie [2014] NSWSC 1339 Hearing dates: 22 September 2014 Decision date: 02 October 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Hallen J Decision: Direct the parties to bring in Short Minutes of Order reflecting the reasons for judgment within 14 days. Stand over the proceedings to deal with any outstanding argument on the form of the Short Minutes of Order Catchwords: SUCCESSION - FAMILY PROVISION - The Plaintiff, a minor grandchild of the deceased, applies by tutor for a family provision order under Chapter 3 of the Succession Act 2006 (NSW) - The Defendant, a daughter of the deceased, to whom Probate of the deceased's Will was granted - No dispute that Plaintiff is an eligible person or that there are factors which warrant the making of his application - Whether adequate and proper provision not made in Will of the deceased for the Plaintiff - Other claims by another daughter and another grandchild made for family provision orders and resolved - Estate distributed to Defendant as trustee of a testamentary trust - No question that Defendant will satisfy order for provision made in favour of the Plaintiff - Nature and quantum of provision to be made for the Plaintiff Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Family Provision Act 1982 (NSW) Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW) Probate and Administration Act 1898 (NSW) Property (Relationships) Act 1984 (NSW) Succession Act 2006 (NSW) Succession Amendment (Family Provision) Act 2008 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Alexander v Jansson [2010] NSWCA 176 Allardice, In re, Allardice v Allardice (1909) 29 NZLR 959 Andrew v Andrew [2012] NSWCA 308; (2012) 81 NSWLR 656 Aubrey v Kain [2014] NSWSC 15 Bartlett v Coomber [2008] NSWCA 100 Bosch v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd [1938] AC 463 Bowditch v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2012] NSWSC 275 Butcher v Craig [2009] WASC 164 Churton v Christian (1988) 13 NSWLR 241 Collins v McGain [2003] NSWCA 190 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 Doshen v Pedisich [2013] NSWSC 1507 Edgar v Public Trustee for the Northern Territory [2011] NTSC 5 ERS Engines Pty Ltd v Wilson (1994) 35 NSWLR 193 Foley v Ellis [2008] NSWCA 288 Fulop, Deceased, Re (1987) 8 NSWLR 679 Gardiner v Gardiner (Supreme Court (NSW), Santow J, 28 May 1998, unrep) 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 Hampson v Hampson [2010] NSWCA 359 Hyland v Burbidge [2000] NSWSC 12 In the Estate of the late Anthony Marras [2014] NSWSC 915 Janette Susan Gardiner v Raymond James Gardiner as Administrator of the Estate of the Late Dulcie Eva Gardiner [2014] NSWSC 435 Justyn Marcus Ng v Neville Mark Morgan; Selena Natanie Ng v Morgan; Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Neville Mark Morgan in his capacity as Administrator of the estate of the late Dell Smith [2014] NSWSC 536 Kay v Archbold [2008] NSWSC 254 Kembrey v Cuskelly [2008] NSWSC 262 McCosker v McCosker [1957] HCA 82; (1957) 97 CLR 566 McGrath v Troy [2010] NSWSC 1470 McKenzie v Topp [2004] VSC 90 Manuel v Lane [2013] NSWCA 61 Mayfield v Lloyd-Williams [2004] NSWSC 419 Nowak v Beska [2013] NSWSC 166 O'Dea v O'Dea [2005] NSWSC 46 Palaganio v Mankarios [2011] 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 Re Hilton [1997] 2 NZLR 734 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 Sammut v Kleemann [2012] NSWSC 1030 Sayer v Sayer [1999] NSWCA 340 Shaw v Shaw [2003] VSC 318; (2003) 11 VR 95 Simonetto v Dick [2014] NTCA 4 Simons v Permanent Trustee Co Ltd; Re Estate of Hakim [2005] NSWSC 223 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 (Supreme Court (NSW), Macready M, 16 December 1996, unrep) Stott v Cook (1960) 33 ALJR 447 Szypica v O'Beirne [2013] NSWSC 297 Tobin v Ezekiel [2012] NSWCA 285; (2012) 83 NSWLR 757 Tsivinsky v Tsivinsky [1991] NSWCA 269 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), Young J, 17 May 1996, unrep) 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 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 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Kyle Liam Griffiths (by his tutor Mary Hamilton) (Plaintiff) Cherie Annette Craigie (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Ms V Hartstein (Plaintiff) Mr M Gorrick (Defendant) Solicitors: Crown Solicitors' Office (Plaintiff) Adrian Holmes Lawyer (Defendant) File Number(s): 2013/224633