Gail Patricia Stone v Michael John Stone [2019] NSWSC 233

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Gail Patricia Stone v Michael John Stone [2019] NSWSC 233 Hearing dates: 11, 12, 13 February 2019 Decision date: 08 March 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity - Family Provision List Before: Hammerschlag J Decision: Summons dismissed Catchwords: SUCCESSION – FAMILY PROVISION – Succession Act 2006 (NSW) ss 59(1), 59(2) and 60 – necessity for applicant to make full and frank disclosure of her financial and material circumstances – where applicant deliberately fails to make that disclosure – application to reopen to adduce evidence deliberately not led earlier – application to reopen refused – HELD: proceedings dismissed. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Family Provision Act 1982 (NSW) Succession Act 2006 (NSW) Cases Cited: Blair v Curran (1939) 62 CLR 464 Cringle v Cringle [2018] NSWSC 1558 DJ Singh v DH Singh and Others [2018] NSWCA 30 Hughes v National Trustees (1979) 143 CLR 134 Srekovic v Srekovic [2018] NSWSC 1597 Stone v Stone [2001] NSWSC 138 Stone v Stone [2014] NSWSC 1655 Tomlinson v Ramsey Food Processing (2015) 256 CLR 507 White v Overland [2001] FCA 1333 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Gail Patricia Stone - Plaintiff Michael John Stone - Defendant Representation: Counsel: G. Waugh SC - Plaintiff J.E. Brown - Defendant