Weekes v Barlow [2014] NSWSC 1776

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Weekes v Barlow [2014] NSWSC 1776 Hearing dates: 1 December 2014 Decision date: 11 December 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Hallen J Decision: See Paragraph [153] for form of proposed orders Stand the matter over for seven days to enable the parties to prepare a form of orders with which they agree or, alternatively, if they are unable to agree, to provide competing forms of orders. In the event that the parties agree upon the form of orders proposed, they should advise my Associate, in writing, within 7 days, following which the orders will be entered. Catchwords: SUCCESSION - FAMILY PROVISION - Plaintiff makes claim for a family provision order - No dispute as to the Plaintiff's eligibility as a person with whom the deceased was living in a de facto relationship at the date of his death - Defendant is an adult child of the deceased by a prior marriage to whom administration of the deceased's Will granted (with the Plaintiff) - Some provision made in the Will of the deceased for the Plaintiff - Whether provision adequate and proper - Whether family provision order should be made and, if so, the nature and quantum of the provision to be made Legislation Cited: Family Provision Act 1982 (NSW) Probate and Administration Act 1898 (NSW) Succession Act 2006 (NSW) Cases Cited: Andrew v Andrew [2012] NSWCA 308; (2012) 81 NSWLR 656 Anslow v Journeaux [2009] VSC 250 Belfield v Belfield [2012] NSWSC 416 Bladwell v Davis 2004] NSWCA 170 Boettcher v Driscoll [2014] SASC 86 Bosch v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd [1938] AC 463 Bowditch v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2012] NSWSC 275 Chapple v Wilcox [2014] NSWCA 392 Clifford v Mayr [2010] NSWCA 6 Cooper v Dungan (1976) 50 ALJR 539 Cross v Wasson [2009] NSWSC 378; (2009) 2 ASTLR 201 de Angelis v de Angelis [2003] VSC 432 Devereaux-Warnes v Hall (No 3) [2007] WASCA 235; (2007) 35 WAR 127 Flathaug v Weaver [2003] NZFLR 730 Foley v Ellis [2008] NSWCA 288 Golosky v Golosky [1993] NSWCA 111 Goodman v Windeyer (1980) 144 CLR 490 Gorton v Parks (1989) 17 NSWLR 1 Graham v Graham [2011] NSWSC 504 Grey v Harrison [1997] 2 VR 359 Langtry v Campbell (Supreme Court (NSW), Powell J, 7 March 1991, unrep) Lawrence v Martin [2014] NSWSC 1506 Luciano v Rosenblum (1985) 2 NSWLR 65 Marcuola-Bel Estate, Re; Marcuola-Bel v Thi Ly Tran [2005] NSWSC 1182 Marinis v Jeweller [2000] NSWCA 282 Marshall v Carruthers [2002] NSWCA 47 Matthews v Wear [2011] NSWSC 1145 McCosker v McCosker [1957] HCA 82; (1957) 97 CLR 566 McKenzie v Topp [2004] VSC 90 Moore v Moore (Supreme Court (NSW), Court of Appeal, 16 May 1984, unrep) O'Loughlin v O'Loughlin [2003] NSWCA 99 Palaganio v Mankarios [2011] NSWSC 61 Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith v Scales [1962] HCA 19; (1962) 107 CLR 9 R (on the application of M) v Slough Borough Council [2008] UKHL 52; [2008] 1 WLR 1808 Re Meier (deceased) [1976] 1 NZLR 257 Richard v AXA Trustees Ltd [2000] VSC 341 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 Sellers v Scrivenger [2010] VSC 320 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 Verzar v Verzar [2012] NSWSC 1380 Vidler v Ivimey [2013] NSWSC 1605 Vigolo v Bostin [2005] HCA 11; 221 CLR 191 Walker v Walker (Supreme Court (NSW), Young J, 17 May 1996, unrep) West v France [2010] NSWSC 845 White v Barron [1980] HCA 14 ; (1980) 144 CLR 431 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 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Joy Margaret Weekes (Plaintiff) Judith Clare Barlow (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr D C Price; Ms B Aniwell (Plaintiff) Mr M W E Maconachie (Defendant) Solicitors: Hannigans Solicitors (Plaintiff) Russell J Baxter, Solicitor (Defendant) File Number(s): 2014/153549