Wood-Luxford v Wood

[2012] NZSC 110

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND

SC 62/2012 [2012] NZSC 110

BETWEEN  ALYXE JOHN WOOD-LUXFORD Applicant

ANDMARK JOHN WOOD Respondent

Hearing:         4 December 2012

Court:            Elias CJ, McGrath, William Young, Chambers and Glazebrook JJ Counsel:   G J Allan for Applicant

R A Moodie for Respondent Trustee
G P Mason and T R Vanderkolk for Logan Wood

Judgment:      5 December 2012

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

A      Leave to appeal is granted.

B      The question to be addressed on the appeal is whether the applicant is a person entitled to claim under the Family Protection Act 1955 against the estate of John Luxford, either as a child of the deceased or a step-child of the deceased within the meaning of the Family Protection Act 1955.

Solicitors:

McIntosh & Signal, Feilding for Applicant
Moodie & Co, Feilding for Respondent

Powell Lyall, Palmerston North for Logan Wood

WOOD-LUXFORD v WOOD SC 62/2012 [5 December 2012]