Dobra v Brennan

The Supreme Court of Western Australia was asked to consider whether the deceased's daughter had been adequately provided for under the deceased's will. The deceased left his entire estate to his son, and $20,000 to each of his three daughters. The daughter's application was dismissed. The court found that there was no evidence of a close relationship between the daughter and her father, and that the daughter had been adequately provided for by her father. The daughter had obtained a nursing qualification and was in a secure financial position at the time of the deceased's death. The court found that the daughter had not met the criteria for a court to alter the deceased's will under the Inheritance (Family and Dependants Provision) Act 1972. The court also found that the son had a legitimate expectation that he would inherit the deceased's farming land, and that the deceased had promised him the land. The court found that the daughter's claim failed on the first stage of the two stage process required under the Act.