Vaughan v Curran [2019] NSWSC 1562

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Vaughan v Curran [2019] NSWSC 1562 Hearing dates: 14, 15 October 2019 Decision date: 11 November 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Emmett AJA Decision: Orders made by consent in accordance with Appendix 1 and Appendix 2. Catchwords: SUCCESSION – Application for family provision orders under Ch 3 of the Succession Act 2006 (NSW) – Factors warranting the making of the applications – Whether sufficient cause has been shown under s 58(2) of the Succession Act 2006 (NSW) – Whether there are special circumstances that justify the making of a notional estate order under s 79 of the Act. Legislation Cited: Adoption Act 2000 (NSW) Family Provision Act 1982 (NSW) Succession Act 2006 (NSW) Cases Cited: Cetojevic v Cetojevic [2006] NSWSC 431 Gourlay v Casey (1927) 38 CLR 586; [1927] HCA 6 Category: Principal judgment Parties: 2018/80076 Lurrain Vaughan (Plaintiff) Allen Andrew Curran (First Defendant) Edward John Curran (Second Defendant) Jennifer Rhonda Ann Westland (Third Defendant)

2018/182471 Fallon O'Brien (First Plaintiff) Sarah Micallef (Second Plaintiff) Allen Andrew Curran (First Defendant) Edward John Curran (Second Defendant) Jennifer Rhonda Ann Westland (Third Defendant) Representation: 2018/80076 Counsel: M Sneddon (Plaintiff) M Pringle (Defendants)