Dad called his longtime attorney, not because he had some magical power to fix my marriage, but because he wanted me to understand my options before another paycheck disappeared. That afternoon, I contacted payroll and redirected my future salary into an account only I controlled. Then we reviewed the joint-account statements. Marcus had transferred nearly $18,000 to his mother over the previous eight months while telling me groceries were becoming too expensive. He had even changed the banking email and notification settings so I would not see the transfers immediately.
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