Chapter 10 - Unearthing A Forged Power Of Attorney At County Office
Marcus Vance called me early Tuesday morning with a breakthrough from the county recorder's office. "Connor, we found a second document attached to the original deed transfer," Marcus announced triumphantly.
"What kind of document?" I asked, gripping the steering wheel of my truck. "A general durable power of attorney granting Teresa full legal guardianship over your personal and financial affairs," Marcus explained.
My jaw dropped in disbelief as I processed the terrifying implications of his words. If that document had been successfully filed, Teresa could have committed me to a psychiatric facility just like she tried to do to Amy.
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"She was planning to declare us both legally incompetent," I whispered in mounting horror. "Exactly," Marcus agreed grimly. "She had a corrupt notary lined up downtown to stamp the final approval this Friday."
We had intercepted their timeline by mere days by walking through that back door during Frederick's birthday party. Divine intervention was the only way to describe the timing of my early arrival from work.
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