“There will be reviews.

You’ll need records.

And what Finn needs will matter more than either parent’s pride.”

I wanted him to promise me that my son would never get hurt again.

He would only promise to help me handle the things that were within our control.

When we went through the financial records, the picture got even uglier.

The mortgage payments had stopped months before, but automatic transfers were still moving money out of my checking account and into an account I barely remembered setting up.

Brandi had access through a power of attorney that only allowed her to handle household bills while I was offshore.