Chapter 9 - The lawyer who refused them
The letterhead on the first version of the packet belonged to Holloway Family Law.
Attorney Samantha Holloway contacted Rebecca immediately when she learned her firm’s name appeared in the documents.
Her story was precise.
Three months earlier, Dorian had scheduled a consultation.
He said:
“My wife and I may separate after our baby is born.”
He asked:
“Can we agree now that the child stays primarily with me for the first few months?”
Samantha said:
“You can discuss future intentions, but custody orders and enforceable parenting arrangements depend on the child being born, jurisdiction, circumstances, and valid consent. If your wife agrees after informed consultation, a stipulated temporary plan can be considered.”
Then Clarissa joined a second meeting.
She said:
“Morwenna will need recovery time away from the baby.”
Samantha asked:
“Has Morwenna said that?”
No.
Samantha ended the discussion.
She emailed Dorian a generic educational sample showing subjects a future temporary parenting agreement might address.
It contained:
No names.
No signatures.
No recommendation.
Her email explicitly stated:
Do not represent this template as an agreement, court order, or expression of your wife’s consent.
Dorian used the structure anyway.
Then changed the firm heading on later pages to:
Private Draft, Prepared for Family Discussion.
That avoided direct counterfeit letterhead on final version.
But the substance remained.
May you like
A fake agreement.
Built from a lawyer’s rejected idea.
