Sung v Malaxos [2015] NSWSC 186

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Sung v Malaxos [2015] NSWSC 186 Hearing dates: 9 March 2015 Date of orders: 16 March 2015 Decision date: 16 March 2015 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Pembroke J Decision: Claim dismissed Catchwords: SUCCESSION – family provision order – application by de facto wife of testator SUCCESSION – family provision order – importance of freedom of testamentary disposition SUCCESSION – family provision order – factors to be taken into account when making family provision order – appropriate order Legislation Cited: Succession Act 2006 Cases Cited: Andrew v Andrew [2012] NSWCA 308 Bowditch v New South Wales Trustee and Guardian [2012] NSWSC 175 Brand v Brand [2015] NSWSC 52 Chandler v Coulson [2015] NSWSC 172 Dodds v Dodds [2013] NSWSC 1933 Goodswell v Wellington [2011] NSWSC 1232 Gwenda Jane Toth v Ronda Sedelia Graham [2014] NSWSC 393 Hughes v National Trustees, Executors & Agency Company [1979] HCA 2; 143 CLR 134 Hunter v Hunter (1987) 8 NSWLR 573 Kusmo v Kusmo [2014] NSWSC 1704 Madden-Smith v Madden [2012] NSWSC 146 Nagy v Marton [2014] NSWSC 540 Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith v Scales (1961-62) 107 CLR 9 Salmon v Osmond [2015] NSWCA 42 Singer v Berghouse (1994) 181 CLR 201 Stott v Cook (1960) 33 ALJR 447 Vigolo v Bostin (2005) 221 CLR 191 Wilcox v Wilcox [2012] NSWSC 1138 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Rosetta Kai Sung - plaintiff Nick Malaxos - defendant Representation: Counsel: G A Elliott – for the plaintiff J D Beck – for the defendant Solicitors: Elias Gates & Associates – for the plaintiff Forum Law – for the defendant File Number(s): 2014/094155