Tanev v Tanevski [2017] NSWSC 1301

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Tanev v Tanevski [2017] NSWSC 1301 Hearing dates: 21, 22, 23 August 2017 Date of orders: 28 September 2017 Decision date: 28 September 2017 Jurisdiction: Equity - Family Provision List Before: Parker J Decision: Proceedings dismissed Catchwords: Equity – equitable estoppel – alleged promises made by husband of deceased that property would pass to plaintiff – promises not established on the evidence – deceased not party to any promises on the evidence – indefeasibility Succession – family provision – claim made nine years after prescribed period – extension of time – "sufficient cause" – estate not distributed – lack of knowledge of ability to make family provision claim during prescribed period – discretion – interests of justice – onus – prejudice to defendants in meeting claim Succession – family provision – will providing for property to be divided equally between children – relevance of "needs" – community standards – propriety of equal distribution Legislation Cited: Family Provision Act 1982 (NSW), ss 6(1), 7, 9, 16 Real Property Act 1900 (NSW), s 42 Cases Cited: Baumgartner v Baumgartner (1987) 164 CLR 137; [1987] HCA 59 Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1996) 186 CLR 541; [1996] HCA 25 Bruce v Greentree [2015] NSWSC 1611 Cooper v Dungan (1976) 9 ALR 93 De Winter v Johnstone (Court of Appeal (NSW), 23 August 1995, unrep) Evans v Braddock [2015] NSWSC 249 Hughes v Sharp [2017] NSWSC 962 Kohari v NSW Trustee & Guardian [2017] NSWSC 1080 Madden-Smith v Madden [2012] NSWSC 146 Re Dallaway [1982] 3 All ER 118; 1 WLR 756 Slack v Rogan; Palffy v Rogan (2013) 85 NSWLR 253; [2013] NSWSC 522 Stott v Cook (1960) 33 ALJR 447 Vigolo v Bostin (2005) 221 CLR 191; [2005] HCA 11 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Vase Tanev (Plaintiff) Traiko Tanevski (First Defendant) Blagica Pandilovski (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D Liebhold (Plaintiff) J Lucy (Defendants)