Nadia explained that our marriage, the business and the criminal case were related emotionally but not interchangeable legally.

We needed proper valuations, financial disclosures and temporary orders.

My premarital ownership of Lawson Holdings mattered, but we could not assume every asset or distribution would be treated the same way.

Preston’s lawyer offered an early settlement in exchange for confidentiality provisions so broad they could have interfered with lawful reporting.

Nadia rejected that version and proposed narrower language that would not silence testimony or cooperation with authorities.

The negotiations became slow and tedious.