My Daughter’s Tenth Birthday Ended with Cake on Her Dress—Then a Recording Led Us to the Trust Her Father Hid

I was promised clear requests supported by the records.

That was enough to sign the retainer.

The first payment was twenty-five hundred dollars.

At Rebecca’s table that evening, I stared at the amount before putting my name on the line.

Emily looked up from her coloring.

“Does a lawyer cost money?”

“Yes.”

“How much?”