Chapter 12 - I Did Not Throw Jenna’s Belongings Onto the Street
There were not many.
Still, I wanted everything done:
cleanly.
My attorney, Maya Chen, asked:
“Did Jenna ever pay rent?”
“No.”
“Receive mail there?”
“For a few months during divorce.”
“Currently?”
“No.”
“Utilities in her name?”
“No.”
“Current residence?”
“Apartment in Santa Monica.”
“Good.”
California occupancy law can be complicated depending on:
facts.
We did not improvise.
Jenna already had another primary residence and had stopped living at the cottage months earlier.
She was effectively a permitted family guest retaining a key.
I revoked:
permission.
Changed:
locks,
garage codes,
security credentials.
Her remaining:
coat,
toiletries,
two wine cases
were boxed and delivered to her apartment after she agreed.
No sidewalk pile.
No humiliation.
That mattered to me.
Boundaries do not become healthier because you deliver them:
May you like
cruelly.
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