Chapter 12 - THE CONSERVATORSHIP FIGHT
Rachel petitioned for temporary protective financial oversight.
Not to take Curtis’s house.
To freeze new land actions until capacity and exploitation claims were reviewed.
Nathan fought.
His attorney, Lauren Pierce, argued:
Curtis had not been adjudicated incapacitated.
He had lucid periods.
The land price was commercially reasonable.
Stonebridge acted in good faith.
Nathan’s compensation, while poorly documented, could reflect real work.
Medication errors were accidental.
All plausible.
Rachel’s side argued:
Nathan knew Curtis had episodes of confusion.
Used a weak “routine financial decisions” letter to support major transactions.
Accepted $30,000 outside clear contract terms.
Continued signature-heavy activity after cognitive warning signs.
The judge appointed:
temporary independent conservator for major financial decisions,
geriatric neuropsychological evaluation,
forensic review of the transaction.
Curtis hated it.
“You took my money away.”
Rachel cried.
“I froze one deal.”
“Same thing.”
No.
But emotionally, maybe.
May you like
Protecting someone can still feel like control.
That mattered.
