Billionaire Anthony Pratt and his sisters were witness to the “bonds of love and affection” between their late father and his “love child” Paula Hitchcock, claim new court documents.
Already a subscriber?The love child of late packaging magnate Richard Pratt claims her older half-brother, billionaire Visy boss Anthony Pratt, witnessed displays of love and affection between father and daughter, according to new legal documents in a multi-billion dollar inheritance claim.fourth-richest man, Anthony Pratt
Ms Hitchcock, 27, who was born in 1997 after the late Richard Pratt had an extra-marital affair with horse trainer Shari-lea Hitchcock, has asked the NSW Supreme Court to declare her a “discretionary object” of the family fortune and void a deed of exclusion that cut her out of the inheritance as a child.should be dismissed because she is not a child of their mother Jeanne Pratt, who cannot be considered her parent under the family trust deed.
Ms Hitchcock’s lawyers claim Mrs Pratt nominated her as a “financial dependent” in forms for a superannuation trustee, and provided food, clothing, care and support, and identified her as a child of Richard Pratt senior on his death certificate.
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