“The actual answer is complicated,” he said. “You may have claims related to fraud, emotional damages, and consent violations. Parentage is more delicate. Courts focus heavily on the child’s stability.”
“Good.”
Kenneth looked at me.
“I mean it,” I said. “Whatever Connor did, Elliot didn’t do it. I don’t want him turned into evidence with a bedtime routine.”
Something like respect moved through Kenneth’s face.
“That will matter,” he said.
“Will it?”
“Yes. Not always quickly. Not always enough. But it will.”
I rubbed my eyes. “I spent years thinking I couldn’t have a child. Now I may have one who calls someone else mother.”
Kenneth was quiet.
There was no comforting answer.
I appreciated that he did not invent one.
After a moment, he opened another folder.
“This is what I wanted to discuss privately.”
The third-party involvement.
Dana.
He slid a photo across the desk.
