“This is the affidavit of unauthorized removal and the activated emergency trust clause,” Daniel said.

Mrs.

Vance adjusted her glasses and stamped the top sheet with a heavy blue stamp that echoed through the quiet lobby.

“Mr.

Whitmore removed his wife from the main household account on December twenty-first,” Daniel said.

He waited exactly three seconds before going on.

“Under section four of the Bennett Trust provisions, that counts as an illegal transfer of assets.”

Mrs.