Olsen v Olsen [2019] NSWSC 217

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Olsen v Olsen [2019] NSWSC 217 Hearing dates: 5 March 2019 Date of orders: 15 March 2019 Decision date: 15 March 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Pembroke J Decision: Summons dismissed Catchwords: SUCCESSION ACT – family provision order – 61 year old adult son – solicitor – born of brief first marriage – no provision made – widow and three half-siblings from testator's second marriage – no basis for disturbing will Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW). Succession Act 2006 (NSW) Cases Cited: Donnelly v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited [2016] NSWSC 263 Friend v Brien [2014] NSWSC 613 In re Sinnott (1948) VLR 279 Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith v Scales (1962) 107 CLR 9 at 19-20; [1962] HCA 19 Sgro v Thompson [2017] NSWCA 326 Singer v Berghouse (1993) 114 ALR 521 Steinmetz v Shannon [2018] NSWSC 1090 Stott v Cook (1960) 33 ALJR 447 Sung v Malaxos (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 290 Thomas v SMP (International) Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 822 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Craig Olsen – plaintiff Dean Richard Olsen – first defendant Micheline Isabelle Olsen – second defendant Faye Beverley Olsen – third defendant Representation: Counsel: Mr I R Coleman SC with Ms L Clarke – for the plaintiff Mr K Morrissey – for the first, second and third defendants