The first line read: “Effective this week, Wren is the primary beneficiary of every asset I am legally free to designate.” The envelopes contained copies of a letter from my estate attorney explaining what I had already completed. My retirement accounts, investment accounts, and the portion of my estate that was mine to direct would go to my daughter. I had also named an independent professional to handle anything for Wren if Bennett and I were both gone. No aunt, grandparent, or sibling who treated her like temporary family would ever get to decide whether she belonged.
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