Family law partner

David Millwater

David is a Partner of Millwater Tyrrell Law and holds Bachelor Degrees in both Law and Science from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). David was admitted as a lawyer in 2003 and has been working in the Ipswich area since.

For the last 10 years David has primarily practiced in family law, and is an accredited family dispute resolution practitioner. He has assisted countless clients to achieve favourable results in their matters by both agreement and Court proceedings. David also has a background in criminal law and litigation matters and continues to assist clients in these areas.

EXPERIENCE

• Complicated and high value property settlement negotiations and agreements

• Relocation parenting cases

• Agreements for parenting arrangements for children

• Child support agreements

• Spousal maintenance agreements

• Mediation and conferencing

• Family violence protection applications (DVOs)

• Criminal and traffic matters

• Litigation

David has an empathetic approach and understands how important it is for people to understand their future when developing a plan of action for each client.

“Uncertainty of legal process can be terrifying for people. My role as a lawyer is to give them a light at the end of the tunnel and to explain how we are going to get there, how long it will take, and how much it will cost.”

“If I was engaging a lawyer I would want them to be experienced, knowledgeable, empathetic, and reliable, to act in my best interests, and not overcharge me. These are the expectations that I strive to deliver to every client.”

David has worked on matters that are straightforward and routine, up to matters that are extremely complicated and require a very high degree of attention and diligence in every area of his practice. With almost 20 years of appearing in the Courts, David is an experienced Court advocate.

While David will staunchly argue a point in Court if needed, he understands that amicable agreement will almost always be the preferred approach and in all matters he will facilitate and encourage agreement to resolve matters where possible.

“The vast majority of people simply want closure and to move on with their lives. My job is to get them the best possible result in an economic way in both time and cost so that they can get back to the enjoyable parts of life.”

Outside of the office, David regularly starts his day at the gym or on a bike and holidays are mostly spent hunting deep powder on his snowboard.