Administration and Probate — Family maintenance — Testamentary provision therefor — Adequacy for proper maintenance and support — Jurisdiction of Court to make provision out of testator's estate — Discretion — Principles of exercise — Administration and Probate Act 1928 (No. 3632), Part V. — Administration and Probate (Testator's Family Maintenance) Act 1937 (No. 4483), sec. 3.

Administration and Probate — Family maintenance — Application by widower and grown-up son and daughter for provision out of testatrix's estate — Widower a war pensioner and invalid — Assisting testatrix to amass estate — Widower and daughter barely possessing means of subsistence — Son leaving employment to join Australian Imperial Force — Administration and Probate Act 1928 (No. 3632), Part V. — Administration and Probate (Testator's Family Maintenance) Act 1937 (No. 4483), sec. 3.

Administration and Probate — Family maintenance — Testamentary provision therefor — Application by widow for provision out of testator's estate — Intestacy as to part of estate — Court to have regard to the whole estate in considering application and fixing amount of any provision made — Order made to be limited to assets disposed of by will — Administration and Probate Act 1928 (No. 3632), Part V. — Administration and Probate (Testator's Family Maintenance) Act 1937 (No. 4483), secs. 3, 7, Schedule.

Administration and Probate — Family maintenance — Application by widow — Value of testator's estate — Estate including immovable assets outside the jurisdiction — Determination of such assets — Evidence taken of testator's reasons for excluding applicant — Onus on opponent to negative moral claim — Matters taken into consideration for reducing provision — Administration and Probate (Testator's Family Maintenance) Act 1937 (No. 4483), secs. 3, 4, 5, 6 — Administration and Probate Act 1928 (No. 3632), Part V, secs. 139, 140 (2), 142, 143, 145.