5 /5 Ahsaan Qadir: My divorce was a very complicated, highly contested, extremely stressful case. Fariah was actually my third and final lawyer. My first lawyer had to step away from the case for personal reasons when she saw that it was inevitably going to trial. The second law firm I hired did not care for me at all—just saw me as a paycheck.
I reached out to Fariah in desperation, and thank God I did. Not only did she pick up the pieces of the case, which were a complete mess from the previous lawyers, but she did so in a super efficient and quick way. We got to work immediately, and she completely killed it for two and a half years with me, even through my trial.
My case was very highly contested. I had false allegations of child abuse and spousal abuse against me. It was a case that had very complicated financial aspects to it as well, as the other party was not only trying to take me to the cleaners, but also going after my family’s business. Most importantly, I was fighting for my children the entire time—trying to keep them in the hometown they grew up in, instead of allowing them to be relocated to another area of the state an hour away, while trying to get 50/50 custody in a state that is usually not favorable to fathers.
Fariah and I tried to settle the case many times as I was trying to avoid litigation. She made every effort. But we didn’t settle and had to fight, we fought, and every decision she made was extremely thought out and never a gut reaction. She was calm, calculated, and stern when she had to be. But unfortunately, we had to take it to trial.
And in trial is where I saw Fariah truly shine. It was incredible. She was prepared beyond compare. She was calm and collected, but aggressive and tough when she had to be. She completely destroyed her competition. I thought she was incredible before this, but in trial, she took it to the next level. It was truly a sight to see.
Unfortunately, it was a grueling four days of trial in which we had to fight on every issue. But we won! I won on every issue, but most importantly I got shared custody of my children and my wife was not permitted to relocate.
I need to make clear how important this was. I was fighting allegations of spousal and child abuse. I know people may not want to admit it, but I’m a man fighting against a mother for custody of his children. There were serious allegations of abuse. It was extremely scary and stressful. For me to get 50/50 custody and decision-making was all the validation I needed, because the judge clearly saw I was a good father who can take care of his children.
This was all due to Fariah and her hard work.
I cannot thank her enough for what she did. She was patient with me, always worked extremely hard for me, and always had my back. I would highly recommend her to anyone who is looking.
