Chapter 11 - THE TRUSTEE STEPS IN

Independent trustee:
Susan Hale.
She had watched the family fight from a distance.
Now she acted.
Blue Oak option was frozen.
Not canceled.
Frozen pending:
independent valuation,
wetlands review,
conflict disclosure,
new negotiation team.
Evelyn was barred from acting as liaison.
Melissa too.
The $95,000 and $28,000 contingent fees were eliminated from any family-side arrangement.
Blue Oak could still buy.
May you like
But through clean process.
That was exactly what Natalie wanted.