A grandparent's moral obligation to make testamentary provision for a grandchild may arise where the grandchild's parent predeceased the testator in impecunious circumstances, particularly where that parent contributed significantly to the family estate from which they received nothing, and the grandchild has no realistic prospect of financial support from other sources. The categories of 'additional or special factors' that may enliven the jurisdiction are not closed and must be assessed by reference to all the circumstances specified in s 91(4)(e)-(p) of the Administration and Probate Act 1958 (Vic).
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