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[2021] NSWSC 44
Supreme Court of New South Wales
Australia - New South Wales
4th February, 2021

Cases Referring to this Case

Case Name †  Citation(s) Court Jurisdiction Date Full Text Citation Index
Ezekiel-Hart v The Council of the Law Society of the ACT (No 5) [2023] ACTSC 218 Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory Australia - Australian Capital Territory 8 Aug 2023 AustLII flag 2
Gardner v Selby [2022] NSWSC 298 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 22 Mar 2022 AustLII flag
Gerstenmeier v Gerstenmeier [2024] NSWSC 712 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 5 Jun 2024 AustLII flag
Green v Jones [2025] NSWSC 293 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 31 Mar 2025 AustLII flag
Kordovoulos v Dixon-Hughes [2021] NSWSC 722 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 18 Jun 2021 AustLII flag 4
Mary Perera by her tutor Marisa Perera v Alpha Westmead Private Hospital trading as Westmead Private Hospital [2022] NSWSC 571 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 27 May 2022 AustLII flag 2
Muhl v Bailey [2025] TASSC 24 Supreme Court of Tasmania Australia - Tasmania 16 Apr 2025 AustLII flag
Stokes v Stokes [2023] NSWSC 1223 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 16 Oct 2023 AustLII flag 2
Videnovic v Todorovic [2023] NSWSC 242 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 22 Mar 2023 AustLII flag 2
Wild v Meduri [2023] NSWSC 113 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 23 Feb 2023 AustLII flag 14
Williams v Williams [2022] NSWSC 711 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 2 Jun 2022 AustLII flag 1

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name Provision
Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) s59, s60, s61B, s61C
Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s3, s10, s13, s56, s58, s61, s62, s64, s66, s77, s98
Felons (Civil Proceedings) Act 1981 (NSW) s4
Guardianship Act (NSW)
Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) s11, s31
Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW)
NSW Trustee and Guardian (NSW)
Probate and Administration Act 1898 (NSW) s77, s84A, s86
Succession Act 2006 (NSW) s57, s59, s60, s64
Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW)
Family Provision Act 1982 (NSW) s26, s27

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"The Concept of Moral Duty in the Law of Family Provision - a Gloss or Critical Understanding?" (1999) 5 Australian Journal of Legal History 5 Australian Journal of Legal History Australia circa 1999 HeinOnline / Informit flag 66
Singer v Berghouse [1994] HCA 40; (1994) 181 CLR 201; (1994) 123 ALR 481; 68 ALJR 653; 18 Fam LR 94 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 14 Sep 1994 AustLII flag 1148
[2006] Exch 1/155 [2006] Exch 1/155 Court of Exchequer United Kingdom circa 2006 flag 1
[2009] Exch 1/106 [2009] Exch 1/106 Court of Exchequer United Kingdom circa 2009 flag 1
[2013] Exch 1/214 [2013] Exch 1/214 Court of Exchequer United Kingdom circa 2013 flag 1
Alexander Superannuation Fund v Tibra Capital Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 266 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 19 Aug 2013 AustLII flag 18
Alexander v Jansson [2010] NSWCA 176 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 27 Jul 2010 AustLII flag 139
Anderson v Teboneras [1990] VicRp 47; [1990] VR 527 Australia - Victoria 6 Jun 1989 AustLII flag 110
Andrew v Andrew [2012] NSWCA 308; (2012) 81 NSWLR 656 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 28 Sep 2012 AustLII flag 278
Andrew v Blair [2007] NSWSC 1003 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales circa 2007 AustLII flag 4
Azar v Kathirgamalingan [2012] NSWCA 429; (2012) 62 MVR 462 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 18 Dec 2012 AustLII flag 32
Barns v Barns [2003] HCA 9; (2005) 27 Sydney Law Review 263 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth circa 2005 AustLII flag 66
Bartlett v Coomber [2008] NSWCA 100 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 23 May 2008 AustLII flag 188
Basil Anthony Herman v Premier Security Co-operative Ltd [2010] SGCA 15; [2010] 3 SLR 110 Supreme Court of Singapore - Court of Appeal Singapore - Singapore 7 Apr 2010 AsianLII flag 7
Baulderstone Hornibrook Engineering Pty Ltd v Gordian Runoff Ltd [2008] NSWCA 243; (2008) 15 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-780 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 9 Oct 2008 AustLII flag 110
Bkassini v Sarkis [2017] NSWSC 1487 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 1 Nov 2017 AustLII flag 26
Bladwell v Davis [2004] NSWCA 170 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 4 Jun 2004 AustLII flag 204
Blendell v Blendell [2020] NSWCA 154 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 24 Jul 2020 AustLII flag 35
Blore v Lang [1960] HCA 73; (1960) 104 CLR 124 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 18 Oct 1960 AustLII flag 284
Boettcher v Driscoll [2014] SASC 86; (2014) 119 SASR 523 Supreme Court of South Australia Australia - South Australia 4 Jul 2014 AustLII flag 92
Borebor v Keane [2013] VSC 35 Supreme Court of Victoria Australia - Victoria 19 Feb 2013 AustLII flag 55
Bosch v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd [1938] AC 463; [1938] 2 All ER 14 United Kingdom circa 1938 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 557
Bowditch v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2012] NSWSC 275 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 26 Mar 2012 AustLII flag 119
Bowyer v Wood [2007] SASC 327; (2007) 99 SASR 190 Supreme Court of South Australia Australia - South Australia 7 Sep 2007 AustLII flag 110
Burke v Burke [2015] NSWCA 195 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 13 Jul 2015 AustLII flag 105
Butchart, Re NZCA [1931] NZGazLawRp 89; [1932] NZLR 125; [1931] GLR 498 New Zealand Gazette Law Reports New Zealand 17 Jul 1931 NZLII flag 16
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Cetojevic v Cetojevic [2006] NSWSC 431 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 26 Apr 2006 AustLII flag 77
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Chapple v Wilcox [2014] NSWCA 392; (2014) 87 NSWLR 646 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 18 Nov 2014 AustLII flag 174
Chong v Mo [2010] NSWSC 251 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 1 Apr 2010 AustLII flag 5
Collicoat v McMillan [1999] 3 VR 803 Australia - Victoria circa 1999 LexisNexis AU flag 254
Collings v Vakas [2006] NSWSC 393 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 11 May 2006 AustLII flag 46
Contract Mining Services Pty Ltd v Adelaide Brighton Cement Ltd [2020] SASC 69 Supreme Court of South Australia Australia - South Australia 16 Apr 2020 AustLII flag 14
D'Albora v D'Albora [1999] NSWSC 468 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 21 May 1999 AustLII flag 33
Dalle-Molle v Manos [2004] SASC 102; (2004) 88 SASR 193 Supreme Court of South Australia Australia - South Australia 7 Apr 2004 AustLII flag 84
de Angelis v de Angelis [2003] VSC 432 Supreme Court of Victoria Australia - Victoria 10 Nov 2003 AustLII flag 113
Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v P (1987) 11 NSWLR 200 Australia - New South Wales circa 1987 LexisNexis AU flag 23
Devereaux-Warnes v Hall (No 3) [2007] WASCA 235; (2007) 35 WAR 127 Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal Australia - Western Australia 5 Nov 2007 AustLII flag 189
Dijkhuijs (formerly Coney) v Barclay 92 FLR 67; (1988) 13 NSWLR 639; 12 Fam LR 367 Australia Legal Online / Westlaw flag 77
Diver v Neal [2009] NSWCA 54 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 18 Mar 2009 AustLII flag 178
Edgar v Public Trustee for the Northern Territory [2011] NTSC 5 Supreme Court of the Northern Territory Australia - Northern Territory 14 Jan 2011 AustLII flag 33
Estate Grundy; La Valette v Chambers-Grundy [2018] NSWSC 104 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 15 Feb 2018 AustLII flag 11
Ferrier v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (No 3) [2015] NSWSC 1806 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 27 Nov 2015 AustLII flag 7
Foley v Ellis [2008] NSWCA 288 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 6 Nov 2008 AustLII flag 245
Forsyth v Sinclair (No 2) [2010] VSCA 195; (2010) 28 VR 635 Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal Australia - Victoria 5 Aug 2010 AustLII flag 101
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Goodman v Windeyer [1980] HCA 31; (1980) 144 CLR 490; 31 ALR 23; (1980) 54 ALJR 470 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 2 Sep 1980 AustLII flag 409
Goodsell v Wellington [2011] NSWSC 1232 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 4 Nov 2011 AustLII flag 75
Gorton v Parks (1989) 17 NSWLR 1 Australia - New South Wales circa 1989 LexisNexis AU flag 306
Graham v Vukic [2020] NSWSC 1801 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 14 Dec 2020 AustLII flag 6
Grant v Roberts; Smith v Smith; Roberts v Smith; Curtis v Smith [2019] NSWSC 843 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 8 Jul 2019 AustLII flag 31
Grey v Harrison [1996] VSC 74; [1997] 2 VR 359 Supreme Court of Victoria Australia - Victoria 19 Nov 1996 AustLII flag 267
Guthrie v Spence [2009] NSWCA 369; (2009) 78 NSWLR 225 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 17 Nov 2009 AustLII flag 154
Hall v Hall [2016] HCA 23; (2016) 257 CLR 490; (2016) 332 ALR 1; [2016] FLC 93-709; (2016) 90 ALJR 695; (2016) 54 Fam LR 631 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 8 Jun 2016 AustLII flag 246
Hampson v Hampson [2010] NSWCA 359 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 17 Dec 2010 AustLII flag 94
Harkness v Harkness (No 2) [2012] NSWSC 35 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 2 Feb 2012 AustLII flag 84
Harris v Harris [2018] NSWCA 334 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 21 Dec 2018 AustLII flag 10
Heuston v Barber (1990) 19 NSWLR 354 Australia - New South Wales circa 1990 LexisNexis AU flag 14
Hitchcock v Pratt [2010] NSWSC 1508; (2010) 79 NSWLR 687 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 23 Dec 2010 AustLII flag 21
Hunter v Hunter (1987) 8 NSWLR 573 Australia - New South Wales circa 1987 LexisNexis AU flag 175
Ingot Capital Investments Pty Ltd v Macquarie Equity Capital Markets Ltd [2008] NSWCA 206; (2008) 252 ALR 659; (2008) 68 ACSR 595; (2008) 73 NSWLR 653 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 3 Dec 2008 AustLII flag 96
James v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd [2017] NSWCA 84 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 26 Apr 2017 AustLII flag 26
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Petschelt v Petschelt [2002] NSWSC 706 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 12 Aug 2002 AustLII flag 24
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