Chapter 64 - The Interim Order
The Vermont court issued a temporary order maintaining Adrian's legal guardianship while setting conditions for regular reports and child-focused review. The order did not award Vanessa custody, nor did it remove her from the trust automatically.
Noah sent a plain-language summary. Essential care expenses could continue under existing authority. Disputed trust transactions would be paused or addressed through a neutral process. Both adults were to refrain from involving Leo in their arguments.
Adrian called me after reading it. “We didn't win.”
“Leo didn't lose his home. That's a good place to begin.”
He was quiet for a moment. “I'm trying not to count everything as a win or loss.”
“It shows.”
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That evening Dorothy reported that Leo had gone to sleep without asking whether somebody was moving his bed. I wrote that detail down alongside the formal order number.
The two facts belonged together: one in a court file, one in a child's bedroom.
