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Story summary
- Judge Jill Moss ruled Roger's mother owed him a moral duty in Family Court.
- She had excluded him from her will.
- Roger's uncle argued for $30,000 and Roger's lawyer sought 80%.
- Moss noted Roger's difficult childhood, including abuse in state care and a serious head injury, and found no disentitling conduct, saying his mother's actions did not justify leaving him nothing.
- An appeal hearing is scheduled for July in Wellington.
