Vance picked up the packet and adjusted his reading glasses to look over the red teller stamps.

“That money went directly into the cashier’s check for the down payment on the Oakridge property,” Rachel said.

“It came from a private family bequest and was never mixed with jointly earned income.”

Mark glanced at his attorney, his fingers tightening on his watch band.

“The house was bought during the marriage,” Mark said.

“My name is on the mortgage title.”

“Your name is on a shared debt instrument,” Rachel said, laying her palm flat beside her notepad.