Wengdal v Rawnsley [2019] NSWSC 926

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Wengdal v Rawnsley [2019] NSWSC 926 Hearing dates: 17 and 18 June 2019 Date of orders: 18 June 2019 Decision date: 18 June 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Hallen J Decision: The Court:

1. Orders that the Plaintiff's Summons be dismissed.

2. Orders that the Plaintiff pay the Defendant's costs, calculated on the ordinary basis, of the proceedings. Catchwords: SUCCESSION – Family Provision – The Plaintiff, a child of the deceased, applies for a family provision order under Chapter 3 of the Succession Act 2006 (NSW) – The Defendant is also a child of the deceased – Deceased left Will – Some provision made for the Plaintiff, with balance left to the Defendant – Small estate – Whether adequate and proper provision not made in Will of the deceased for the Plaintiff and if so the nature and quantum of the provision to be made Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Family Provision Act 1982 (NSW) Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) Probate and Administration Act 1898 (NSW) Succession Act 2006 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Alcock v Cooper [2010] SASC 167 Andrew v Andrew [2011] NSWSC 115 Andrew v Andrew (2012) 81 NSWLR 656; [2012] NSWCA 308 Bartlett v Coomber [2008] NSWCA 100 Benham v Benham [2004] NSWSC 416 Blore v Lang (1960) 104 CLR 124; [1960] HCA 73 Boettcher v Driscoll (2014) 119 SASR 523 Bondelmonte v Blanckensee [1989] WAR 305 Borebor v Keane (2013) 11 ASTLR 96; [2013] VSC 35 Bosch v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd [1938] AC 463 Bowditch v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2012] NSWSC 275 Bowyer v Wood (2007) 99 SASR 190; [2007] SASC 327 Brimelow v Alampi [2016] VSC 135 Burke v Burke [2015] NSWCA 195 Butcher v Craig [2009] WASC 164 Carey v Robson (No 2) [2009] NSWSC 1199 Chan v Chan (2016) 15 ASTLR 317; [2016] NSWCA 222 Chapple v Wilcox (2014) 87 NSWLR 646; [2014] NSWCA 392 Christie v Manera [2006] WASC 287 Crossman v Riedel [2004] ACTSC 127 Day v Perpetual Trustee (Master Macready, 3 August 2001, unrep) de Angelis v de Angelis [2003] VSC 432 Devereaux-Warnes v Hall (No 3) (2007) 35 WAR 127; [2007] WASCA 235 Diver v Neal (2009) 2 ASTLR 89; [2009] NSWCA 54 Dobb v Hacket & Ors (1993) 10 WAR 532 Fiorentini v O'Neill [1998] NSWSCA 79 Foley v Ellis [2008] NSWCA 288 Forsyth v Sinclair (No 2) (2010) 28 VR 635; [2010] VSCA 195 Frost v Miller [2015] QSC 206 Gardiner v Gardiner (Supreme Court (NSW), 28 May 1998, unrep) Goodman v Windeyer (1980) 144 CLR 490; [1980] HCA 31 Goodsell v Wellington [2011] NSWSC 1232 Gorton v Parks (1989) 17 NSWLR 1 Grant v Roberts; Smith v Smith; Roberts v Smith; Curtis v Smith [2019] NSWSC 843 Grey v Harrison [1997] 2 VR 359 Harkness v Harkness (No 2) [2012] NSWSC 35 Hawkins v Prestage (1989) 1 WAR 37 Heyward v Fisher (Court of Appeal (NSW), Kirby P, 26 April 1985, unrep) Hughes v National Trustees, Executors & Agency Co of Australasia Ltd (1979) 143 CLR 134; [1979] HCA 2 Hunter v Hunter (1987) 8 NSWLR 573 In re Allen (Dec'd); Allen v Manchester [1922] NZLR 218 Kay v Archbold [2008] NSWSC 254 Kleinig v Neal (No 2) [1981] 2 NSWLR 532 Kohari v Snow [2013] NSWSC 452 MacGregor v MacGregor [2003] WASC 169 Manuel v Lane [2013] NSWCA 61 Marks v Marks [2003] WASCA 297 Maynard v Maynard [2018] NSWSC 1961 McCosker v McCosker (1957) 97 CLR 566; [1957] HCA 82 McGrath v Eves [2005] NSWSC 1006 McKenzie v Topp [2004] VSC 90 Morris v Smoel [2014] VSC 32 Nock v Austin (1918) 25 CLR 519; [1918] HCA 73 Olsen v Olsen [2019] NSWSC 217 Palagiano v Mankarios [2011] NSWSC 61 Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith v Scales (1962) 107 CLR 9; [1962] HCA 19 R (on the application of M) v Slough Borough Council [2008] 1 WLR 1808; [2008] UKHL 52 Re Coventry (Deceased) [1979] 3 All ER 815 Salmon v Osmond [2015] NSWCA 42 Sgro v Thompson [2017] NSWCA 326 Singer v Berghouse (No 2) (1994) 181 CLR 201 Slack v Rogan; Palffy v Rogan (2013) 85 NSWLR 253; [2013] NSWSC 522 Smith v Johnson (2015) 14 ASTLR 175; [2015] NSWCA 297 Squire v Squire [2019] NSWCA 90 Steinmetz v Shannon [2019] NSWCA 114 Stern v Sekers; Sekers v Sekers [2010] NSWSC 59 Stojanovski v Stojovski [2016] NSWSC 976 Stone v Stone [2019] NSWSC 233 Stott v Cook (1960) 33 ALJR 447 Sung v Malaxos [2015] NSWSC 186 Szypica v O'Beirne [2013] NSWSC 297 Taylor v Farrugia [2009] NSWSC 801 Verzar v Verzar [2012] NSWSC 1380 Vidler v Ivimey [2013] NSWSC 1605 Vigolo v Bostin (2005) 221 CLR 191; [2005] HCA 11 Walker v Walker (Supreme Court (NSW), Young J, 17 May 1996, unrep) White v Barron (1980) 144 CLR 431 Yee v Yee [2017] NSWCA 305 Texts Cited: G E Dal Pont in Law of Costs, (3rd ed 2013, LexisNexis) R Atherton, "The Concept of Moral Duty in the Law of Family Provision – a Gloss or Critical Understanding?" (1999) 5 Aust J Leg Hist 5 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jill Wengdal (Plaintiff) Susan Christine Rawnsley (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr K Morrissey (Plaintiff) Mr C Wilson (Defendant)