Dana asked if I wanted a moment alone.

“I’ve been alone with this for months,” I said.

“I didn’t know it.”

She let that stand.

Megan’s lawyer had arranged the testing without exposing the children to me.

When I asked what I could pay toward their needs immediately, Andrea provided a list of urgent expenses: past-due rent, transportation for Hazel’s appointments, groceries, and the costs of specialized feeding supplies.

Dana arranged a lawful interim support payment through counsel, clearly recorded as support rather than leverage for visitation.