I hired Cody Brown during one of the most stressful and frightening times of my life. By the time I spoke with him, I had realized my marriage was not what I thought it was, and I was terrified that I had signed something that could ruin me financially for the rest of my life. I knew I was on the hook for something serious, but I didn’t really understand it when I signed.

At the time, I didn’t have a lawyer at all. My spouse controlled the entire immigration process from the beginning. She handled the paperwork, chose someone online to help her who wasn’t even a lawyer, kept all the documents, and wouldn’t give me copies—even of papers with my own name and signature on them. I only learned about the financial responsibility because she told me about it herself and said there was no way out.

For weeks, I felt completely trapped. I believed it was already too late and that nothing I did could change the outcome. The stress was constant and started affecting my health. It got so bad that I ended up in the emergency room with dangerously high blood pressure and was warned that I was close to having a stroke.

From the first conversation, Cody was different. He asked questions no one else had asked me and quickly figured out what actually mattered. Through those questions, he realized my wife still had an interview coming up soon, meaning everything could be approved at any moment without warning. I had no idea how serious that was until he explained it.

Once I understood that, everything changed. Cody explained there was still a very small window to stop the financial responsibility before it became permanent. He also helped me deal with the fact that my spouse controlled the paperwork and helped me get the information we needed.

After I hired him, Cody moved fast. Within 24 hours, he helped gather what was needed and sent everything in overnight, then confirmed it had been received the next day. Just a few days later, my spouse's interview was cancelled and the process stopped. 

Knowing this could have gone the other way at any moment—and that Cody stepped in just in time—was an incredible relief. What sets Cody apart isn’t just that he understands the system. He knows which questions to ask, understands what’s really at risk, and acts fast when it matters. His work protected everything I had spent my life building.

I’m extremely grateful to Cody and Codias Law. I would recommend him to any U.S. citizen who feels overwhelmed, confused, and scared and needs someone who knows how to step in and help before it’s too late.