“The respondent,” he said, with a delicate distaste, “remains financially dependent on his own father merely to maintain a residence.”

Phoebe did not even bother to contest it.

She reframed it, without raising her voice.

“Mr.

Sterling receives documented, lawful family assistance while he rebuilds his life in the aftermath of the liquidation of his business,” she said.

“That is not evidence of parental incapacity, Your Honor.