Chapter 13 - The Money Case Hurt Grant More Than the Punch Did
The slap resulted in a criminal case.
Not a dramatic felony trial.
Grant had no prior criminal record.
The evidence supported:
assaultive conduct.
He eventually accepted a misdemeanor resolution with:
probationary conditions,
intervention programming,
and protective-order restrictions.
My mother’s kick was reviewed too.
She had intervened after Grant assaulted me and reached toward me again.
Her response was brief.
Prosecutors declined to pursue a case against:
her
under the circumstances.
She still said later:
“I should not have bragged about the Army.”
Fair.
The financial case became:
larger.
Sophie’s custodial account required:
an accounting.
Grant was removed as:
custodian.
A neutral successor custodian was appointed.
My attorney pursued:
restoration of the funds,
investment losses attributable to improper withdrawals,
fees.
Whether every transfer constituted a crime was a question for:
prosecutors
based on intent and applicable statutes.
I stopped predicting.
Civilly, the picture was clearer.
Grant had a fiduciary duty.
He breached:
it.
The eventual settlement required him to restore:
the principal taken,
an agreed amount representing lost investment growth,
professional fees.
How did he pay?
Not from some hidden billionaire account.
He sold:
his interest in Whitmore Residential Partners
at a discount.
Liquidated:
personal investments.
Gave up his claim to a larger share of certain marital assets in the divorce settlement.
Briar Lane’s sale proceeds covered:
some.
His parents lent:
some.
Over time, Sophie’s custodial account was restored to an amount approximating where it reasonably would have been absent the improper withdrawals.
Not exact.
Markets do not provide:
alternate timelines.
The 529 my mother owned had never been touched.
That helped.
Sophie would have:
education resources.
But by then I had stopped calling the money:
her college fund.
Why?
A child should not grow up believing the most important thing taken from her was:
tuition.
Grant took:
trust.
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That took longer to restore.
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