Maria Coppola v New South Wales Trustee and Guardian as Administrator of the Estate of the Late Giuseppina Buda [2018] NSWSC 1146

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Maria Coppola v New South Wales Trustee and Guardian as Administrator of the Estate of the Late Giuseppina Buda [2018] NSWSC 1146 Hearing dates: 24 July 2018 Date of orders: 24 July 2018 Decision date: 24 July 2018 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Emmett AJA Decision: See para [9] Catchwords: GUARDIANSHIP - protected person - financial management - change of manager - order for discharge of private manager - Order for appointment of NSW Trustee and Guardian as manager.

MENTAL HEALTH - protected person - appointment of manager of estate - change of manager - substitution of private manager for NSW Trustee and Guardian.

PRACTICE - NSW Trustee and Guardian Act - protected person - appointment of manager of estate - change of manager - substitution of private manager for NSW Trustee and Guardian. Legislation Cited: Family Provision Act 1982 (NSW) NSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009 (NSW) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Maria Coppola (Plaintiff) New South Wales Trustee and Guardian as Administrator of the Estate of the Late Giuseppina Buda (Applicant/First Defendant) Carmelo Buda (First Respondent/Second Defendant) Vanessa Coppola (Second Respondent/Estate Manager) Representation: Counsel: E Tringali (Plaintiff) G J Smith (Applicant/First Defendant) P Hart (First Respondent/Second Defendant) FFF Salama (Second Respondent/Estate Manager)