An adult child who has been left no provision in a parent's Will may obtain a family provision order even where the relationship was distant and the child was financially independent, provided the child has limited assets and no superannuation. A transfer of the deceased's principal asset for nominal consideration shortly before death, where the deceased had a moral obligation to provide for the child, will be designated as notional estate. The quantum of provision for an adult child in good health, without dependents, and with some inherited assets, was assessed at $125,000 from a combined actual and notional estate of approximately $475,000.
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