“He has absolutely no legal relationship to them,” Claire said.

“Exactly,” Arthur said.

“Which means Vanessa can’t use his company sponsorship to disqualify them under the state charter.”

Claire pulled the copies of the boys’ birth certificates from the very back of the folder.

The state seal was stamped in bright blue ink next to the legal amendment showing Daniel completely removed from their record.

She had carried these exact documents at the bottom of her purse for a decade, just in case she ever needed to prove to a hospital or a school board that she was their sole guardian.

“We just need to get this evidence to the judges before the final bell rings,” Arthur said.