I did not.
The board received what it needed to protect Sterling.
Nothing more.
The rest went to counsel.
The competency filing continued through proper channels.
The financial dispute moved through the corporate process.
The marriage went somewhere else entirely.
When Julian’s attorney eventually placed a settlement draft in front of me, the language was precise.
Sterling Investment Group assets excluded from the marital estate.
Vance Enterprises had no ownership interest in Sterling.
Sterling-backed assets remained Clara’s or the company’s according to their existing structures.
Corporate losses handled separately from personal divorce matters.
I read the paragraph three times.
Arthur touched it.
“That language stays exactly as written.”
The attorney nodded.
“It does.”
“Any remaining claims against Sterling assets?”