Kusumo v Kusumo [2014] NSWSC 1704

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Kusumo v Kusumo [2014] NSWSC 1704 Hearing dates: 17 November 2014 Decision date: 02 December 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Hallen J Decision: Direct the parties to bring in Short Minutes of Order giving effect to these reasons for judgment within 14 days. Stand over the proceedings to deal with any outstanding argument on the form of the Orders and/or costs. Catchwords: SUCCESSION - FAMILY PROVISION - The Plaintiff, an adult child of the deceased, applies for family provision order under Chapter 3 Succession Act 2006 (NSW) - The Defendant, also an adult child of the deceased, the executor named in the Will but not a beneficiary - Whether adequate and proper provision not made in the Will of the deceased for the Plaintiff and, if so, the nature and quantum of the provision to be made for him - Order for provision made Legislation Cited: Family Provision Act 1982 (NSW) 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), In re; Allen v Manchester [1922] NZLR 218 Andrew v Andrew [2012] NSWCA 308; (2012) 81 NSWLR 656 Aubrey v Kain [2014] NSWSC 15 Barna v Barna [2008] NSWSC 1402 Bartlett v Coomber [2008] NSWCA 100 Boettcher v Driscoll [2014] SASC 86 Borebor v Keane [2013] VSC 35 Bondelmonte v Blanckensee [1989] WAR 305 Bosch v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd [1938] AC 463 Bouttell v Rapisarda [2014] NSWSC 1192 Bowditch v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2012] NSWSC 275 Buckland Deceased, Re [1966] VR 404 Butcher v Craig [2009] WASC 164 Chapple v Wilcox [2014] NSWCA 392 Christie v Manera [2006] WASC 287 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; (2009) 2 ASTLR 89 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 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 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 Lowe v Lowe [2014] NSWSC 371 MacGregor v MacGregor [2003] WASC 169 Marks v Marks [2003] WASCA 297 Marras, In the Estate of the late Anthony [2014] NSWSC 915 Matthews v Wear [2011] NSWSC 1145 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 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 Poole v Barrow [2014] VSC 576 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 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 Samsley v Barnes [1990] NSWCA 161; (1991) DFC 95-100 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 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 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 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: Iskandar Kusumo (first Plaintiff) Nadia Kusumo (second Plaintiff) Ishak Kusumo (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr M Meek SC (Plaintiffs) Mr M Sneddon (Defendant) Solicitors: Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers (Plaintiffs) Frankie Chan & Co Solicitors (Defendant) File Number(s): 2014/102439