The applicants, a mother and her adult daughter, sought dependant relief from the estate of the deceased under the Succession Law Reform Act.
The mother claimed to be the deceased's common-law spouse, and the daughter claimed the deceased demonstrated a settled intention to treat her as a child of his family.
The court dismissed the application, finding insufficient evidence that the mother and the deceased ever cohabited or lived together continuously for three years.
The court also found no settled intention by the deceased to treat the adult daughter as his own child.
The application was dismissed with costs awarded to the respondent estate.
