I made lists in a yellow notebook, writing down everything I had lost, including the house, the savings, and even my children who had chosen to remain distant. For the first time, I allowed myself to ask a different question, which was whether what Franklin had done was truly legal.
I called my lawyer and asked if he had verified the timeline of the financial transfers, because if Franklin had moved assets after deciding to divorce, it could be considered fraud. There was a long silence on the phone before he admitted he had not looked closely enough.
That moment changed everything for me.
I began researching on my own and found a firm in Hartford called Lawson and Pierce Legal Group, specializing in high asset divorce cases involving financial misconduct. I scheduled a meeting and explained everything in detail to an attorney named Angela Foster, who listened carefully and asked precise questions.
She told me that if we could prove Franklin transferred assets after planning the divorce, we could reopen the case. I hired her immediately and paid the retainer without hesitation because some decisions are not expenses but commitments.