Chapter 12 - Constance’s financial role
Constance was wealthy.
She owned:
Investment assets.
A paid-off condominium.
A minority stake in a family manufacturing business.
She also contributed to us.
Not monthly.
But significantly.
Perry’s private-school tuition:
Half.
Summer camp:
Most years.
One home renovation:
$70,000 gift.
A family vacation:
Her treat.
Did Reid need her money?
No.
We could afford our life.
But her help kept it effortless.
And her availability made Reid’s proposed custody structure look more workable.
He wrote to Celia:
My mother can cover pickups on days I have late meetings.
Celia replied:
A grandparent’s availability does not replace parental availability when comparing schedules. Be accurate about your work demands.
Again:
The lawyer was not helping him cheat.
She was correcting him.
Reid kept thinking in operational terms.
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