Re Lawson - [1987] 1 NZLR 486

Family protection — Claims — Adopted son — Application for further provision — Testatrix left $20,000 out of estate worth $330,000 to grandson adopted by her as a son and, apart from some minor bequests, left the residue of her estate to an adult daughter who was the grandson's aunt — Whether unusual circumstances creating parent/child relationship affect moral duty — Whether further provision should be made for the adopted son.