Hodge v De Pasquale [2014] VSC 413 dealt with an estate valued in the inventory of assets and liabilities at $4,564,220.36, which was comprised primarily of 3 properties. Under the deceased's Will, the 3 properties were to be provided to the deceased's 2nd wife (being the Executor and Trustee appointed [...]
The recent decision in Baxter v Baxter [2014] VSC 377 dealt with a deceased who was survived by 3 adult sons, 3 grandchildren and 1 step grandchild. The deceased's estate had an agreed value of $742,203.83. In his Will, the deceased left $50,000 to 1 of his adult sons, being [...]
The recent decision of Re Davies [2014] VSC 248 involved an application by the deceased's two grandsons for further provision from the deceased's estate for their proper maintenance and support pursuant to Part IV section 91 of the Administration and Probate Act 1958. In the deceased's last Will, she left: [...]
The recent decision of Re Chomley [2014] VSC 220 concerned an application by one of three administrators of an estate for permission to make a bid at an auction for the sale of an estate property. The deceased died without leaving a Will. Letters of Administration were subsequently granted to [...]
In the recent judgment of Re Fanning [2014] VSC 222, the Court had to determine whether or not an Executor had exercised his option under the deceased's Will to purchase some of the deceased's properties. At the date of his death on 24 December 1977, the deceased's estate comprised primarily [...]
The recent decision of Valentini & Ors v Valentini [2014] VSC 91 involved a claim by 3 estranged adult children of the deceased. The Court recognised the familial unhappiness, conflict and discord between the estranged children and their deceased father that remained unresolved at his death. The deceased's Will appointed [...]
The recent decision of Hansen v Hennessey [2014] VSC 20 dealt with Part IV claims by three adult children of the deceased. The deceased had died from pancreatic cancer approximately 6 months after being first diagnosed, leaving 5 adult children. By her last Will, the deceased: made a bequest of [...]
The matter of IMO the Estate of John Demetriou, deceased [2013] VSC 703 dealt with an application by the adult daughter of the deceased. The deceased's estate was valued between $3,587,000 to $4,057,000. Under the deceased's last Will, the daughter would receive: the property at 2 Thomas Street valued at [...]
In the recent case of Caruana & Ors v Caruana [2013] VSC 643, the deceased was survived by his six adult children. The deceased's last Will appointed the defendant son as the executor and trustee and left the residue of his estate equally to his six children. The inventory of [...]
In the matter of Griffiths v Lewis [2013] VSC 609, the sister of the deceased had made an Application for revocation of Probate. The Court had previously granted probate of the deceased's Will, dated 1 March 2012, to the deceased's niece. The 2012 Will left: household items, ornaments and the [...]