Burke v Burke

[2015] NSWCA 195

Court of Appeal

Supreme Court

New South Wales

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Medium Neutral Citation:	Burke v Burke [2015] NSWCA 195
Hearing dates:	18 June 2015
Date of orders:	13 July 2015
Decision date:	13 July 2015
Before:	Meagher JA at [1]; Ward JA at [2]; Emmett JA at [112]
Decision:	1.   Leave granted to extend the time for the filing of the appellant’s notice of appeal to 16 October 2014. 2.   Appeal dismissed with costs.
Catchwords:	SUCCESSION – family provision – application for provision by estranged son – challenge to factual findings as to cause of estrangement and as to whether son attempted reconciliation – whether, absent callousness or hostility, estrangement is a determinative factor in case of significant financial need –whether reasonable members of the community would have expected deceased to have made provision for estranged son
Legislation Cited:	Family Provision Act 1982 (NSW), s 7 Succession Act 2006 (NSW), ss 59, 60 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 101(1)(a)
Cases Cited:	Andrew v Andrew [2012] NSWCA 308 Bladwell v Davis [2004] NSWCA 170 Bowditch v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2012] NSWSC 275 Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67 (HL) Chapple v Wilcox [2014] NSWCA 392 Durham v Durham [2011] NSWCA 62 Foley v Ellis [2008] NSWCA 288 Ford v Simes [2009] NSWCA 351 Hampson v Hampson [2010] NSWCA 359 Hastings v Hastings [2010] NSWCA 197 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; (1936) 55 CLR 499 Hughes v National Trustees, Executors and Agency Co Australasia Ltd [1979] HCA 2; (1978 – 79) 143 CLR 134 Keep v Bourke [2012] NSWCA 64 Palmer v Dolman; Dolman v Palmer [2005] NSWCA 361 Poletti v Jones [2015]NSWCA 107 Quinn v Bryant [2011] NSWSC 1153 Slack v Rogan; Palffy v Rogan [2013] NSWSC 522 Singer v Berghouse [1994] HCA 40; (1994) 181 CLR 201 Taylor v Farrugia [2009] NSWSC 801 Underwood v Gaudron [2014] NSWSC 1055 Vigolo v Bostin [2005] HCA 11; (2005) 221 CLR 191
Texts Cited:	Justinian, Novellae Constitutiones, Novel CXV, Ch 3
Category:	Principal judgment
Parties:	Terence John Burke (Appellant) Alan Michael Burke (Respondent)
Representation:	Counsel: RD Wilson SC (Appellant) L Ellison SC with A Isaacs (Respondent)   Solicitors: Armstrong Legal (Appellant) Swaab Attorneys (Respondent)
File Number(s):	CA 2014/00253335
Publication restriction:	Nil
Decision under appeal	Court or tribunal: Supreme Court of New South Wales Jurisdiction: Equity, Family Provision List Citation: [2014] NSWSC 1015 Date of Decision: 25 July 2015 Before: Rein J File Number(s): 2013/184983

HEADNOTE

[This Headnote is not to be read as part of the judgment]

On 30 June 2012, Mrs Beryl Burke died aged 93. She was survived by her three adult children: the appellant (Terry), the respondent (Alan, who was the executor of her will) and Diana. By her will dated 23 June 2003, the deceased left a legacy of $100,000 to her grandson, Stephen (the sole surviving son from Terry’s first marriage) and the residuary of her estate to be divided equally between Alan and Diana. She made no…