Team Members

Craig Turvey

Special Counsel
‘Thanks for all your help. Craig Turvey did an awesome job throughout my family law matter, but especially on the day of court. He is truly an asset to your firm.’ – Family law client

Craig advises clients in complex property settlement matters involving trusts and corporate entities across multiple jurisdictions. He regularly prepares binding financial agreements and other documents to formalise property settlements for his clients and he has a strong commercial focus.

Craig has considerable experience in children’s matters and has represented clients in the Magellan List, which involves the most serious child abuse cases.

While he prefers, if possible, to resolve matters by negotiation, Craig regularly appears in contested proceedings in the Federal Circuit and Family Court to protect his clients’ interests.

Craig is a recommended parenting and children’s lawyer in the Doyles Guide 2026. He has previously been recognised as a leading author in the Lexology Legal Influencers list

 

  • Solicitor – Supreme Court of Queensland
  • Bachelor of Laws – Griffith University
  • Bachelor of Behavioural Science – Griffith University
  • Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice – Griffith University
  • Member – Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia
  • Rising Star – Leading Family Law Lawyers – Doyles Guide 2022
  • Recommended – Leading Parenting & Children’s Matters Lawyers – Doyles Guide 2026
  • Instructing King’s Counsel in highly complex family law matters.
  • Representing clients at other court events, including interim hearings, and at private mediations involving multiple parties.
  • Drafting agreements for clients, including binding child support and binding financial agreements for high net worth individuals.

Areas of Expertise

Publications

Family law team recognised in Doyles Guide

Cooper Grace Ward’s family law team received significant recognition in the latest Doyles Guide for family law firms and lawyers in Queensland.

Five key risks of artificial intelligence in family law

Artificial intelligence is beginning to appear in Australian courtrooms. While it may create efficiencies, recent cases show the real dangers of lawyers or parties relying on it too heavily.

Schooling disputes after separation: how the Court decides

Parents often clash over which school their child should attend. Courts avoid ranking schools and instead focus on what best serves the child’s interests.

What others say

Thanks for all your help. Craig Turvey did an awesome job throughout my family law matter, but especially on the day of court. He is truly an asset to your firm.

Family law client