“To get from this to control,” she said, “we need a lawful transaction and the governance steps that accompany it.”

“Not just my divorce.”

“Not just your divorce.”

I looked at the lines between the boxes.

I had spent years organizing statements for my own investments.

I was comfortable with numbers.

That did not mean I could be expected to understand a complex restructuring without help, especially while learning that people close to me had tried to use my signature.

The family trustees began their review.