The deceased was the sole owner of one life insurance policy and the joint owner, with his wife, of a second policy.
He made inadequate provision for his dependant children.
The children applied for dependants' relief under the Succession Law Reform Act.
The Court of Appeal held that the jointly-owned policy was not caught by s. 72(1)(f) of the SLRA and therefore did not form part of the deceased's estate for the purpose of dependants' relief.
The court also upheld the applications judge's decision to charge the proceeds of the solely-owned policy for the support of the dependant children.
