A criminal record is not as such a bar to a claim under the Act. A good example is Hoadley v Hoadley (17 February 1987, Young J, unreported). There, Young J (as his Honour then was) made an order for provision in favour of an adult child who had spent 20 years in prison, where his Honour considered there would be good prospects of rehabilitation which an order for provision would promote: Hastings v Hastings [2008] NSWSC 1310 (9 December 2008) White J said at 40.