Now we preserve the records that let others assess it.”

For the first time since I had found the page, I felt someone taking the problem seriously without asking me to make it bigger for her.

She asked about the house and our existing arrangements.

She did not assume that a marriage gave Marcus unlimited authority to pledge my interests, or that a divorce would automatically make the house mine.

We would need to examine the title, the loan terms, the relevant records, and the law governing the property and transaction.