De Winter Estate, Re, [2001] O.T.C. 656 (SupCt)

• Judge: J.W. Quinn, J.
• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: May 28, 2001
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2001] O.T.C. 656 (SupCt)

De Winter Estate, Re, [2001] O.T.C. 656 (SupCt)

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Temp. Cite: [2001] O.T.C. TBEd. SE.025

Annie De Winter (applicant) v. Greta Flynn and Jacqueline Dawson, trustees of the Estate of August De Winter (respondents)

(Court File No. 58/01)

Indexed As: De Winter Estate, Re

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Simcoe

J.W. Quinn, J.

August 20, 2001.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Family Law - Topic 6673

Dependents' relief legislation - Entitlement - Where adequate provision for dependent not made in will - See paragraphs 1 to 41.

Cases Noticed:

Mannion v. Mannion Estate, Lytle and Mannion (1984), 2 O.A.C. 312; 45 O.R.(2d) 339 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 27].

Kiss v. Palachik et al. (1983), 47 N.R. 148; 146 D.L.R.(3d) 385 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 27].

Davies, Re (1979), 27 O.R.(2d) 98 (Surr. Ct.), refd to. [para. 28].

Chellew v. Public Trustee (Ont.) (1983), 45 O.R.(2d) 189 (Surr. Ct.), refd to. [para. 28].

Trenton, Re, [1988] O.J. No. 2919 (Div. Ct.), affing. [1987] O.J. No. 2408 (Surr. Ct.), refd to. [para. 28].

Hull, Re, [1943] O.R. 778 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 29].

Schmidt, Re, [1952] O.R. 532 (C.A.), not folld. [para. 35].

Boston v. Boston (2001), 271 N.R. 248; 149 O.A.C. 50 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 39].

Statutes Noticed:

Family Law Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F-3, sect. 5(1), sect. 5(2) [para. 12]; sect. 6(1) [para. 11].

Succession Law Reform Act, S.O. 1977, c. 40, sect. 58(1) [para. 23]; sect. 58(4) [para. 24]; sect. 62(1) [para. 25]; sect. 63 [para. 34].

Counsel:

R. Paul Hosack, for the applicant;

Ralf R. Jarchow, for the respondents.

This application was heard on May 28, 2001, before J.W. Quinn, J., of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following decision on August 20, 2001.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.