Stone v Stone [2016] NSWSC 605

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Stone v Stone [2016] NSWSC 605 Hearing dates: Thursday, 24 March 2016; written submissions closed Thursday, 7 April 2016 Date of orders: 12 May 2016 Decision date: 12 May 2016 Jurisdiction: Equity - Family Provision List Before: Brereton J Decision: Extension of time granted; deceased could and should have made provision for plaintiff consistent with fulfilling primary obligation to widow; special circumstances established; family provision order and designating order made. Catchwords: SUCCESSION – Family Provision – application by adult daughter of second marriage – where estate left to longstanding third wife absolutely – where plaintiff in circumstances of clear and obvious need – where deceased did not meet obligations to plaintiff during his lifetime – where application made out of time – where defendant had represented that extension of time would be allowed and then resiled and distributed estate – whether time should be extended – whether plaintiff left with inadequate provision – whether family provision order should be made – whether designating order should be made – whether special circumstances established Legislation Cited: (NSW) Succession Act 2006, s 58, s 59, s 60, s 61, s 79, s 87, s 90 (NSW) Family Provision Act 1982, s 16 Cases Cited: Alexander v Jansson [2010] NSWCA 176 Andrew v Andrew [2012] NSWCA 308; (2012) 81 NSWLR 656 Baker v The Queen [2004] HCA 45; (2004) 210 ALR 1; (2004) 78 ALJR 1483 Barker v Magee [2001] NSWSC 563 Bladwell v Davis [2004] NSWCA 170 Burke v Burke [2015] NSWCA 195 Campbell v Chabert-McKay [2010] NSWSC 859 Cetojevic v Cetojevic [2006] NSWSC 431 Charnock v Handley [2011] NSWSC 1408 Collicoat v McMillan [1999] 3 VR 803 Court v Hunt (NSWSC, Young J,14 September 1987, unreported) Dare v Furness (1998) 44 NSWLR 493 De Winter v Johnstone (NSWCA, 23 August 1995, unreported) Fancett v Ware (NSWSC, Needham J, 3 June 1986, unreported) Flathaug v Weaver [2003] NZFLR 730 Foley v Foley [2008] NSWSC 233 Fulop Deceased, Re (1987) 8 NSWLR 679 Gorton v Parks (1989) 17 NSWLR 1 Guskett, Re [1947] VLR 212 Harrisson v Skinner [2013] NSWSC 736 Henry v Hancock [2016] NSWSC 71 John v John [2010] NSWSC 937 Kohari v Snow [2013] NSWSC 452 Lewis v Lewis [2001] NSWSC 321 Marras, In the Estate of the late Anthony [2014] NSWSC 915 Massie v Laundy (NSWSC, Young J, 7 February 1986, unreported) McKenzie v Topp [2004] VSC 90 Newman v Newman [2015] NSWSC 1207 Pitkin v Henderson [2001] NSWSC 207 Salmon v Osmond [2015] NSWCA 42 Salmon, Deceased, Re [1981] Ch 167 Seeto v Seeto [2013] NSWSC 1232 Sikorski v Michalowski [2007] NSWSC 666 Singer v Berghouse (No 2) (1994) 181 CLR 201; [1994] HCA 40 Slack v Rogan; Palffy v Rogan [2013] NSWSC 522 Smith v Johnson [2015] NSWCA 297 Stewart v McDougall (NSWSC, Young J, 19 November 1987, unreported) Stojcesvska v Tosevski [2001] NSWSC 274 Taylor v Farrugia [2009] NSWSC 801 Underwood v Gaudron [2014] NSWSC 1055 Vanderloo v Milne [2014] NSWSC 1932 Vasconelos v Bonetig [2011] NSWSC 1029 Verzar v Verzar [2012] NSWSC 1380 Vigolo v Bostin (2005) 221 CLR 191; [2005] HCA 11 Warren v McKnight (1996) 40 NSWLR 390 Zirkler v McKinnon [2002] NSWSC 285 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Bettina Stone (plaintiff) Estelle Beryl Stone (defendant) Representation: Counsel: L Clarke (plaintiff) G Smith (defendant)