At the duplex, Claire gave me the whole receipt file without selecting pages for me.

“I want my expenses represented accurately,” I told her.

“That doesn’t mean I want to use them to claim Julian’s house.”

Daniel later confirmed the distinction.

He could advise us about the documented expense issues within an agreed scope, with separate advice available if our interests diverged.

My authorization did not turn me into a property claimant through engagement to Claire.

Nor did every research cost or canceled wedding payment automatically become an estate charge.