I spoke about Brielle’s art class, Parker’s speech exercises, and the difficulty the children had experienced since the separation.

I didn’t say Grant was an entirely bad father.

I said that the porch incident had frightened them and that exchanges needed to be calm and predictable.

Grant’s lawyer argued that the house had been our family home for eleven years.

David agreed with that description while explaining that legal title was held by a third-party trust.

The judge made clear that occupancy and ownership would be addressed through appropriate legal processes and that neither side should attempt self-help eviction.

There was no dramatic gavel that made everything right.