An adult child aged 67 with independent means (own home valued at $490,000, modest business income, superannuation, and age pension) who had been independent of the deceased for many years was held to have been adequately provided for by a will that left him only the residue (approximately $20,000) of a $1.26 million estate, where the principal asset was left to grandchildren. The forgiveness of a $50,000 loan upon death was treated as a relevant benefit received outside the will. Prior adequate compensation for contributions to the family business negated any claim based on those contributions.
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