Estate Lioutas; Lioutas v Papasoulis [2018] NSWSC 352

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Estate Lioutas; Lioutas v Papasoulis [2018] NSWSC 352 Hearing dates: 12 – 16 March 2018 Date of orders: 21 March 2018 Decision date: 21 March 2018 Before: Lindsay J Decision: ORDER that an adult son, in competition with two siblings' claims on the bounty of the deceased, be granted family provision relief in respect of the estate of their late mother. Catchwords: SUCCESSION – Family provision and maintenance – Claim by adult son of deceased mother – Competing claims, on bounty of deceased, by two adult siblings – Jurisdiction to make family provision order conceded – Assessment of proper provision. Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 Cth Probate and Administration Act 1898 NSW Succession Act 2006 NSW Cases Cited: Andrew v Andrew (2012) 81 NSWLR 656 Bosch v Perpetual Trustee Company Ltd [1938] AC 463 Camernik v Reholc [2012] NSWSC 1537 Goodman v Windeyer (1980) 144 CLR 490 In re Allen [1922] NZLR 218 Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith v Scales (1962) 17 CLR 9 Scales Case (1962) 17 CLR 9 Sgro v Thompson [2017] NSWCA 327 Smith v Johnson [2015] NSWCA 297 Texts Cited: - Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiff: Peter Lioutas First Defendant: Afroditi Papasoulis Second Defendant: Vasilios ("Bill") Lioutas Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: A Blank First Defendant: G Jauncey Second Defendant: MM Pringle