Page v Hull-Moody [2020] NSWSC 411

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Page v Hull-Moody [2020] NSWSC 411 Hearing dates: 24 and 25 February 2020 Date of orders: 20 April 2020 Decision date: 20 April 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Hallen J Decision: Orders that the Summons be dismissed.

Directs, in the event that the issue of costs is not resolved between the parties, the matter is to be re-listed, for the purpose of hearing argument on whether the issue of the costs of the proceedings should be determined other than in accordance with the usual order for costs Catchwords: SUCCESSION – Family provision – Claim by adult child for provision from the deceased's estate under Succession Act 2006 (NSW), Ch 3 – One of the Defendants is also an adult child of the deceased whilst the other is an adult grandchild of the deceased – Will of the deceased made some provision (one-quarter of the estate) for the Plaintiff – Estate of reasonable value – Provision also had been made for Plaintiff during lifetime of the deceased – 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 – Summons dismissed Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56, 60 Family Law Act 1975 (Cth), s 90D Family Provision Act 1982 (NSW) Probate and Administration Act 1898 (NSW), s 86 Succession Act 2006 (NSW), ss 3, 18, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63, 65, 66, 72, 84, 88, 99, Ch 3 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 10.2 Cases Cited: 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 Bkassini v Sarkis [2017] NSWSC 1487 Boettcher v Driscoll (2014) 119 SASR 523; [2014] SASC 86 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 Burke v Burke (No 2) (2015) 13 ASTLR 313; [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 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 Foley v Ellis [2008] NSWCA 288 Forsyth v Sinclair (No 2) (2010) 28 VR 635; [2010] VSCA 195 Geoghegan v Szelid [2011] NSWSC 1440 Goodman v Windeyer (1980) 144 CLR 490; [1980] HCA 31 Goodsell v Wellington [2011] NSWSC 1232 Gorton v Parks (1989) 17 NSWLR 1 Hall v Hall (2016) 257 CLR 490; [2016] HCA 23 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 and Agency Co of Australasia Ltd (1979) 143 CLR 134; [1979] HCA 2 Hunter v Hunter (1987) 8 NSWLR 573 Kleinig v Neal (No 2) [1981] 2 NSWLR 532 Kohari v Snow [2013] NSWSC 452 Liprini v Liprini [2008] NSWSC 423 MacGregor v MacGregor [2003] WASC 169 Marks v Marks [2003] WASCA 297 McCosker v McCosker (1957) 97 CLR 566; [1957] HCA 82 McGrath v Eves [2005] NSWSC 1006 McKenzie v Topp [2004] VSC 90 Permanent Trustee Co Ltd v Fraser (1995) 36 NSWLR 24 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 Robinson v Tame (Court of Appeal (NSW), Kirby P, 9 December 1994, unrep) Salmon v Osmond (2015) 14 ASTLR 442; [2015] NSWCA 42 Sam Wardy v Gordon Salier; William Wardy v Gordon Salier; Hassiba Wardy v Estate of late Edmond Wadih Wardy developer and Ch 3 of the Succession Act 2006 [2014] NSWSC 473 Sgro v Thompson [2017] NSWCA 326 Shannon v Steinmetz [2019] HCASL 332 Singer v Berghouse (1994) 181 CLR 201; [1994] HCA 40 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) 99 NSWLR 687; [2019] NSWCA 114 Stern v Sekers; Sekers v Sekers [2010] NSWSC 59 Stott v Cook (1960) 33 ALJR 447 Sung v Malaxos [2015] NSWSC 186 Taylor v Farrugia [2009] NSWSC 801 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; [1980] HCA 14 Yee v Yee [2017] NSWCA 305 Texts Cited: Rosalind Atherton, "The Concept of Moral Duty in the Law of Family Provision – A Gloss or Critical Understanding?" (1999) 5(1) Australian Journal of Legal History 5 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Julie-Anne Page (Plaintiff) Cathy Mae Hull-Moody (First Defendant) Jayde Hull-Moody (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr P R Glissan (Plaintiff) Mr L J Ellison SC with Ms C Newman (Defendants)