Revell v Revell [2016] NSWSC 947

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Revell v Revell [2016] NSWSC 947 Hearing dates: 20 and 22 June 2016 Date of orders: 07 July 2016 Decision date: 07 July 2016 Before: Pembroke J Decision: Summons dismissed Catchwords: SUCCESSION – family provision order – application by 60 year old son of testator – plaintiff already given legacy of $1.5 million under will of deceased SUCCESSION – family provision order – freedom of testamentary disposition – relevance of statement from testator under s 100 of the Succession Act SUCCESSION – family provision order – factors to be taken into account when making a family provision order – court not satisfied of inadequacy of provision made for the plaintiff SUCCESSION – family provision order – how burden of costs of the proceedings to be borne – fact specific – discretion to allow unsuccessful plaintiff to have his costs out of the estate Legislation Cited: Succession Act 2006 Cases Cited: Carey v Robson [2010] NSWCA 212 Ford v Simes [2009] NSWCA 351 Goodsell v Wellington [2011] NSWSC 1232 Grey v Harrison [1997] 2 VR 359 Hinderry v Hinderry [2016] NSWSC 780 Hughes v National Trustees, Executors & Agency Company (1979) 143 CLR 134 Hunter v Hunter (1987) 8 NSWLR 573 Penfold v Predny [2016] NSWSC 472 Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith v Re Estate of Bridges (1975) 12 SASR 1 Scales (1962) 107 CLR 9 Salmon v Osmond [2015] NSWCA 42 Singer v Berghouse [1993] HCA 35 Slack v Rogan; Palffy v Rogan [2013] NSWSC 522 Stott v Cook (1960) 33 ALJR 447 Sung v Malaxos [2015] NSWSC 186 Vigolo v Bostin [2005] HCA 11 Wilcox v Wilcox [2012] NSWSC 1138 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Gary Martin Revell - plaintiff Tova Lambert Revell – defendant Representation: Counsel: Ms V Hartstein – for the plaintiff L Ellison SC – for the defendant