Sitki v Sitki; Sitki v Aksoy [2016] NSWSC 1396

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Sitki v Sitki; Sitki v Aksoy [2016] NSWSC 1396 Hearing dates: 22 and 23 September 2016 Decision date: 30 September 2016 Jurisdiction: Equity - Family Provision List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Further provision to be made for widow; claim for provision by adult daughter to be dismissed Catchwords: SUCCESSION – FAMILY PROVISION – claim for provision by widow – widow given only life interest in properties – lengthy and happy marriage – common ground such provision not adequate – what further provision should be made – claim for provision by adult daughter from earlier marriage – whether daughter has shown that provision from will of interest in properties in Cyprus as affected by Cypriot/Turkish law not adequate Legislation Cited: Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) Family Provision Act 1982 (NSW) Property (Relationships) Act 1984 (NSW) Succession Act 2006 (NSW) Cases Cited: Andrew v Andrew (2012) 81 NSWLR 656; NSWCA 308 Bladwell v Davis [2004] NSWCA 170 Ciric v Ciric [2015] NSWSC 313 Cross v Wasson [2009] NSWSC 378 Epov v Epov; Epov v Epov [2014] NSWSC 1086 Friend v Brien [2014] NSWSC 613 Gersbach v Blake [2011] NSWSC 368 Gorton v Parks (1989) 17 NSWLR 1 Graham v Graham [2011] NSWSC 504 Hedman v Frazer; Egan v Frazer [2013] NSWSC 1915 Keep v Bourke [2012] NSWCA 64 Lajcarova v Todorov [2011] NSWSC 522 Luciano v Rosenblum (1985) 2 NSWLR 65 Manuel v Lane [2013] NSWCA 61 McKenzie v Topp [2004] VSC 90 Nowak v Beska [2013] NSWSC 166 Phillips v James (2014) 85 NSWLR 619; NSWCA 4 Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith v Scales (1962) 107 CLR 9; HCA 19 Salmon v Osmond [2015] NSWCA 42 Singer v Berghouse (No 2) (1994) 181 CLR 201; HCA 40 Verzar v Verzar [2014] NSWCA 45 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Hatice Sitki (Plaintiff/Second Cross-Defendant) Binnaz Sitki (First Defendant/Cross-Claimant) Ilay Aksoy (Second Defendant/First Cross-Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D Blackah (Plaintiff/Second Cross-Defendant) L Ellison SC with S L Warren (First Defendant/Cross-Claimant) G J Smith (Second Defendant/First Cross-Defendant)