Family Provision Claims
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Competing family provision claims
Estate Pascale [2016] NSWSC 443 The Supreme Court of NSW has recently handed down a judgment where it was required to consider a large number… Read more » -
Mother makes successful family provision claim against son’s estate
Elizabeth Ann Bremner v Jennifer Lee Graham [2016] NSWSC 633 A mother has brought a successful claim against her son’s estate on the basis that she… Read more » -
What is “Bare Paternity” in Family Provision Claims?
A recent decision of the Supreme Court of NSW, Kohari v NSW Trustee & Guardian [2017] NSWSC 1080 has highlighted issues about ‘bare paternity’ in… Read more » -
Successful Claim from Grandchild, Unsuccessful Claim from Child
In the case of Re Filomena Rodi, deceased [2016] NSWSC 1696 a claim by a self-sufficient adult daughter entitled to a one quarter share of… Read more » -
Testamentary capacity and family provision claim by adult grandchild
In the case of Application by Craig-Bridges; The Estate of Ella Minnie Lillian Bush; The Estate of Ella Minnie Lillian Bush v NSW Trustee &… Read more »