Annemarie Tarara

In the past year, my life blew up in a bad way — not married, but cohabitating with the mother of my child, which ended in a separation and child support situation...it's uglier than that, but that's the basic idea. I was referred to Annemarie Tarara last September, and it's appropriate to say ...that I got what I paid for — an advocate who fought for me, who eased my stress, guided me through an unimaginably painful process and helped me stay on track. I know others in my situation who have been in the divorce process for *years*. Annemarie did everything possible to keep my costs down while getting things done and kept me sane. There was not a moment during the process that I doubted her or her process. She was patient with me and explained everything so I could understand what was happening. She and her staff at Merel Law are all awesome. If anyone is unfortunate enough to be in the situation I once was, I'd recommend that they retain Annemarie as their lawyer immediately.

Annemarie was able to see through my ex's smoke and mirrors to forge and execute a strategy that secured a healthy visitation schedule for my son, and proper and just support for his care. She took the time to listen to the specifics and educated me on what was realistic and justified in our situati...on. She was an attentive communicator who did all of this without needless back-and-forth; a calming entity in what was already hostile ground. We couldn't have come to the agreement we did without her expertise and desire to not turn a bad situation into a circus. My son is now thriving and that is everything to me.