“I knew by then it wasn’t right.” Her voice dropped.

“He told me it was only to make the judge understand you were having trouble.”

I wanted to tell her what it felt like to have my parenting questioned by a document she had touched.

I wanted to ask whether the apartment, the bracelet, and the weekends away had seemed worth it.

Instead, I asked if she would provide this information to an attorney or investigator in a formal statement.

She said she needed time.