“But Arthur made representations about his finances while persuading me to marry him.

Now he’s telling me those representations weren’t literally accurate.”

Marcus was quiet.

I asked whether the hospital gift had been completed.

He wouldn’t discuss confidential details without Arthur’s permission.

That was reasonable.

So I arranged a meeting with an independent attorney.

I needed to know exactly where I stood.

The answer was less convenient than I hoped.

There was no automatic legal rule giving me ownership of Arthur’s premarital estate because we’d married.