Drummond v Drummond [2019] NSWSC 993

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Drummond v Drummond [2019] NSWSC 993 Hearing dates: 15 July 2019 Date of orders: 15 July 2019 Decision date: 15 July 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Hallen J Decision: The Court:

(a) Orders that in lieu of the provision made for him in the Will of Hannah Marie Fitzgerald, the Plaintiff receive, by way of provision, a lump sum of $52,350 out of the estate of the deceased.

(b) Orders that the Plaintiff receive costs, capped at $47,650, out of the estate of the deceased.

(c) Orders that the Defendant's costs, calculated on the indemnity basis, of the proceedings, be paid, or retained, as the case may be, out of the estate of the deceased.

(d) Notes that the two pecuniary legacies, each of $2,000, to the two other adult children of the deceased, will be paid out of the estate.

(e) Orders that upon delivering reasons for judgment the exhibits be dealt with in accordance with the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rule 31.16A, and Practice Note SC Gen 18, Paragraph 26. Catchwords: SUCCESSION – Family Provision – The Plaintiff, an adult child of the deceased, applies for a family provision order under Ch 3 of the Succession Act 2006 (NSW) – The Defendant is also an adult child of the deceased – Deceased left Will – Some provision made for the Plaintiff, and other beneficiaries, with balance left to the Defendant – Relatively modest 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) Succession Act 2006 (NSW) Testator's Family Maintenance and Guardianship of Infants Act 1916 (NSW) Cases Cited: Alcock v Cooper [2010] SASC 167 Alexander v Jansson (2010) 6 ASTLR 432; [2010] NSWCA 176 Andrew v Andrew (2012) 81 NSWLR 656; [2012] NSWCA 308 Bartlett v Coomber [2008] NSWCA 100 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 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 Christie v Manera [2006] WASC 287 Colquhoun v District Court (NSW) (No. 2) [2015] NSWCA 54 Crossman v Riedel [2004] ACTSC 127 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 (1993) 10 WAR 532 Evans v Braddock [2015] NSWSC 249 Foley v Ellis [2008] NSWCA 288 Forsyth v Sinclair (No 2) (2010) 28 VR 635; [2010] VSCA 195 Fulton v Fulton [2014] NSWSC 619 Gardiner v Gardiner (Supreme Court (NSW), Santow J, 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 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) Hinderry v Hinderry [2016] NSWSC 780 Hughes v National Trustees Executors & Agency Company of Australasia Ltd (1979) 143 CLR 134; [1979] HCA 2 Hunter v Hunter (1987) 8 NSWLR 573 In re the Will of FB Gilbert (dec'd) (1946) 46 SR (NSW) 318 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 McCosker v McCosker (1957) 97 CLR 566; [1957] HCA 82 McDonald v O'Connor [2019] NSWSC 261 McGrath v Eves [2005] NSWSC 1006 McKenzie v Topp [2004] VSC 90 Morris v Smoel [2014] VSC 32 Page v Page [2016] NSWSC 1218 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 Stern v Sekers; Sekers v Sekers [2010] NSWSC 59 Stott v Cook (1960) 33 ALJR 447 Sung v Malaxos [2015] NSWSC 186 Szypica v O'Beirne [2013] NSWSC 297 Verzar v Verzar [2012] NSWSC 1380 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 Texts Cited: Rosalind Atherton, "The Concept of Moral Duty in the Law of Family Provision – a Gloss or Critical Understanding?" (1999) 5 Australian Journal of Legal History 5 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Kenneth Gordon Drummond (Plaintiff) Janette Evelyn Drummond (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr D F Elliott (Plaintiff) Mr N Bilinsky (Defendant)