Australia, Sept. 9 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Aug. 8:
1. The plaintiff, Kate Dayman, and defendant, Glenys Dayman, are daughter and mother, respectively. The deceased, Brian Dayman, was the father of Kate and the long estranged (but not divorced) husband of Glenys. Glenys is the sole beneficiary and executor of Brian's estate. Without intending any disrespect, I will refer to all of the Dayman family members by their given names.
2. This very unhappy dispute began as one about the funeral arrangements for Brian. This was resolved by Meek J in Dayman v Dayman [2024] NSWSC 838. What remained for resolution was Kate's claim for a family provision order pursuant to s 59 of the Succe...