Manuela Payet

Partner

Manuela is a Partner in our family law team. Having practiced exclusively in family law, she has extensive experience in all aspects of family law – children’s arrangements and parenting matters, property settlement and spousal maintenance issues for both married and de facto couples, binding financial agreements and their international counterparts, together with child support and child maintenance.

Prior to working with Miller Harris Lawyers, Manuela was employed with one of the top-tier law firms in Brisbane. Manuela has considerable experience in children’s matters and has represented clients in the Magellan Program, which involves the most serious child abuse cases. In addition, Manuela has acted for clients in matters involving complex property disputes, including disputes involving overseas assets.

While Manuela always pursues the most cost effective option of settlement for her clients, she regularly represents clients in court whereby a judicial resolution is the only available option.

Manuela is passionate about family law and highly rated by her previous clients. Clients highlighting that they feel comfortable with her and that she explains legal concepts in such a way that they make sense and avoid overcomplicating an already complicated time.

Practice Areas
  • Family Law
Qualifications
  • Bachelor of Laws
  • Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland
  • Solicitor of the High Court of Australia
Professional Memberships
  • Queensland Law Society
  • Far North Queensland Law Association
  • Family Law Practitioners Association