Others hired lawyers.

Vincent had to explain why he tolerated such weak controls, and he temporarily stepped down from running the company involved.

Grant came looking for me again through a family law firm.

He claimed he wanted to acknowledge his son and asked for information about my pregnancy.

I didn’t object to establishing paternity through legal channels.

I objected to him using it as a threat.

My family law attorney kept the messages and prepared what was needed to request child support and set up a parenting schedule once the baby was born, focused on the baby’s well-being, not on a last name or his father’s fortune.