My Husband Said a Foster Child Would Leave With Nothing—Then a DNA Match Brought a Man With a Silver Cane to Our Divorce Hearing

“They’ve threatened to request them.

That doesn’t make every childhood record relevant or open for inspection.

We’ll object where appropriate.”

“Do I lose because I’m in a shelter?”

“No.

We have to address your circumstances, but the label isn’t a verdict.”

I placed my hand on the folder.

“I don’t want to sign the arbitration paper.”