Arthur’s personal and business debts were not mine merely because I was his daughter.

His own creditors had rights against the appropriate debtors and assets.

They did not gain a share of my recovery through the fact that our names appeared in the same family.

Arthur and Beatrice nevertheless retained an attorney to press a demand.

Mr.

Vance, their lawyer, was not related to David’s representation and had no authority over the foundation.

His name did not make him my father’s business partner or someone who could decide the allocation himself.

The meeting took place in a conference room before the final administrative matters were completed.