A decorated war veteran tried to give more than $1 million worth of property and cash to a hairdresser before he died. But the Supreme Court found the 97-year-old was not fit to alter his will.
War veteran Norman Maddock had an estate valued at $3.5 million when he died, aged 97, in 2020.The changes reduced the benefits for his ailing wife and their two adult children and incrementally increased what was pledged to hairdresser Marcia Reynolds.
War veteran Norman Maddock and Marcia Reynolds, the woman who stood to benefit most from the changes to his will. Reynolds, who owns a hairdressing salon in Black Rock, previously worked as an in-home aged carer for Home Instead. She toldshe had known Shirley and Norman Maddock for 20 years but declined to comment further on the judgment.
The Cretan Federation of Australia and New Zealand similarly paid tribute to Maddock after his death, issuing a statement saying he and his former comrades would forever be remembered for their service and sacrifice on Crete in 1941. He was the last surviving Victorian veteran of the Battle of Crete.
Naughton gave evidence to the Supreme Court that Maddock was a “difficult and troubled man”, and that he repeatedly warned his client that his intended changes to his will could be challenged by his wife Shirley – who was in aged care suffering dementia – and his adult children.
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