Cases can too.
Eventually, prosecutors pursued charges supported by the evidence.
Paige’s legal exposure was evaluated separately based on what could
actually be proved about her knowledge and conduct.
I will not pretend every suspicion became a charge.
It did not.
Some things I believed were probably true could not be established to
the required standard.
That frustrated me at first.
Then Miriam said:
“The standard protects you too.”
She was right.
I did not want a system that punished people for whatever story sounded
most convincing.
I wanted facts.
Even when facts were incomplete.
The divorce was almost boring compared with the hospital.
Financial disclosures.
Property classifications.
Valuations.
Negotiations.
Vanguard had been founded before the marriage and funded from inherited
assets, but marital financial questions still required professional
analysis.
I did not stand in court and announce:
He gets nothing.
That is not how responsible legal advice works.
