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Maynard v. Luckett

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File K1695B Maynard v. Luckett — Parental Authority & Child Support
Primary Goal: Full Severance
Chronological Evidence

Incident Timeline

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NOV 17–19, 2024
Incident 1 — Mental Health / Safety
Handwritten suicide note — photographed and emailed same day
Maurice wrote a handwritten suicide note. Fiona photographed it November 19 and emailed it to herself — creating a timestamped record predating all litigation.
Verbatim Content
Stated he was "not strong enough" and had "given up." Desired God to "erase his existence to be as if he never existed." Described himself as "just the black man to help create a mixed baby."
Legal Relevance
Critical incapacity evidence: Handwritten suicide note in the home where Scarlett was present, photographed the same day. Cannot be denied. Directly supports incapacity and best interest analysis under Article 606 C.c.Q.
NOV 20, 2024
Incident 2 — Self-Admitted Danger
"I am a danger inside unless I go outside" — Scarlett present
The day after the suicide note, Maurice stated he cannot ground himself and is a danger inside the home. Said with Scarlett present.
His Own Words
"I cannot ground myself and am a danger inside unless I go outside."
Legal Relevance
Self-admission of danger in family home: A parent who states they are a "danger inside" the household where their child lives is providing their own evidence against unsupervised access.
DEC 4, 2024
Incident 3 — Physical Safety — Scarlett
Scarlett (18 months) knocked toward wall during anger — blamed her
During argument about finances, Maurice stormed past Scarlett. His right leg and hip made forceful contact with her head, knocking her toward the wall. Fiona caught her. He immediately blamed Scarlett.
Legal Relevance
Most critical Scarlett-specific incident: Physical endangerment of an 18-month-old during an anger episode, followed immediately by blaming the child. This directly answers "what specifically did he do to Scarlett?" Voice note available.
DEC 5, 2024
Incident 4 — Self-Disclosed Incapacity
"It depends on my body" — cannot hug, lift, or comfort Scarlett
Maurice admitted in a recorded conversation that he regularly cannot hug, lift, or comfort Scarlett. "There are lots of times I just can't hug her."
His Own Words — Verbatim
"There are lots of times I just can't hug her." / "If my body cannot do anything I will not move." / "There are lots of times I have denied her a hug." / "I can't bend down or do any of those things." / When asked what he would do if Scarlett reached out for a hug: "It depends on my body."
Legal Relevance
Self-admitted incapacity for basic caregiving: His own recorded words, not Fiona's characterization. A parent who cannot reliably hug or lift a toddler cannot safely provide unsupervised care.
DEC 6, 2024
Incident 5 — Hostile Home Environment
Bathtub, stomping, rigid cleaning demands — Scarlett didn't finish formula
Maurice slept in bathtub, issued rigid cleaning demands, stomped around despite Scarlett sleeping, raised his voice repeatedly, issued 24-hr ultimatum. Scarlett didn't finish formula — observed via baby monitor.
Legal Relevance
Child exposed to hostile home environment: Volatile outbursts with Scarlett present, combined with the observed impact on her feeding, demonstrates measurable harm to Scarlett's sense of security.
JAN–SEP 2025
Incident 6 — Sustained Coercive Control
Stonewalling, abandonment threats, "FUCK YOU" — documented 2025 pattern
7+ day silent treatments, four abandonment threats with bags, "FUCK YOU" with physical aggression (Jan 29), demanded to review all posts before publishing (Mar 15).
Legal Relevance
Coercive control pattern: Stonewalling, role reversal, sustained withdrawal as punishment, and demanding content approval are named forms of psychological/moral violence. The pattern across months establishes deliberate tactic, not reactive behavior.
JUL 15, 2025
Incident 7 — Racial Slur & Verbal Abuse
"You being white is not the only reason I don't like you, I don't like you because you're a bitch" — journal same day
Recorded in Fiona's personal digital journal on the same date it occurred. Gendered slur combined with racial reference directed at Scarlett's mother.
His Own Words
"You being white is not the only reason I don't like you, I don't like you because you're a bitch."
Legal Relevance
Verbal degradation: Contemporaneous journal record establishes date and exact wording. Part of broader pattern including "FUCK YOU" (Jan 29), "slut," and sustained verbal aggression.
JUL 29, 2025
Incident 8 — Abandonment (Gladly)
Left nine days after Scarlett's 2nd birthday — publicly glorified burning his old life
Departed for Austin, Texas. Notarized agreement signed same day. Subsequently publicly glorified the abandonment on Instagram Live with a lighter, shotgun sound effect, "watch it burn," evil laugh, "I'm a happy psychopath."
Public Instagram Live (2026)
Appeared with a lighter. Made shotgun sound. "Watch it burn." Evil laugh. "Look at my life burn." "I don't identify with this person anymore." "I'm probably somewhat of a psychopath, which is OK. I'm a happy psychopath." Describes multiple voices he pours two cups of tea for.
Legal Relevance
Abandonment + public glorification: Left nine days after Scarlett's birthday and publicly described burning his old life with laughter and pride. Not reluctant departure — self-described, celebrated abandonment.
SEP 26 – OCT 22, 2025
Incident 9 — Dangerous Car / Brake Safety
Fiona drove Scarlett in a dangerous car — Maurice knew and refused to help
Sep 26: Fiona flagged brake concern. Maurice minimized remotely, gave no financial help. Could not afford repair due to his support reduction. Oct 22: Justin fixed the brakes — described the car as dangerous. Fiona was driving Scarlett to daycare and groceries in an unsafe vehicle because of financial abandonment.
His Response to Brake Concern (Sep 26)
"If the brakes don't work as well then it is the brake fluid which can be done at any place because they just have to add the fluid versus change anything crazy. If they screech loud AF then that means the brake pads must be changed."
Legal Relevance
Financial abandonment created safety risk for Scarlett: Maurice was informed of the brake issue. He minimized it and provided no financial help. A third party confirmed the car dangerous after fixing it. Fiona was driving to daycare and groceries — essential sole caregiving. The liability chain runs to him, not to her.
NOV 27, 2025
Incident 10 — "YES OUR debt"
Written acknowledgment of $40K shared debt
Maurice explicitly stated "Yes OUR debt" in a documented text exchange. Foundation of the unjust enrichment/debt contribution claim.
His Own Words
"Yes OUR debt." / "I will help you pay off your debts, but I will not pay off both of our debts on my own."
Legal Relevance
Foundation of debt contribution claim (secondary goal only): Written acknowledgment. Note: debt recovery is pursued only if achievable alongside full déchéance — never instead of it.
DEC 30, 2025
Incident 11 — Money for Silence
Support conditioned explicitly on Fiona's silence
After promising rent, food, daycare on Dec 25, he explicitly conditioned financial support on her silence about the separation — "that's not right and can impact my business, which also then impacts me being able to send money."
His Own Words
"Did you tell your communities and people that I broke up with you? I will have a problem if you're slandering my name... That's not right and can impact my business, which also then impacts me being able to send money if I can't make money."
Legal Relevance
Clearest documented coercive control mechanism: Conditioning Scarlett's basic needs on Fiona's compliance and silence — in his own words. Quebec case law cites this exact pattern as grounds for déchéance under Article 606 C.c.Q.
JAN 30, 2026
Incident 12 — Support Slashed + Food Bank + Scarlett Call Same Message
Support cut to $700 from ~$2,700 — food bank — Scarlett call linked in same message
Unilaterally reduced support to $700 while earning $5,700/month. Directed family to food bank. Asked about a Scarlett video call in the same message — documenting the coercive link. Fiona drove Uber Eats with Scarlett to afford food.
Coercive Link — Same Message
"I'm sending $700 CAD today for February child support. Going forward, I'll send $700 CAD on the 1st of each month." [same message]: "Are we still on for a call with Scarlett this evening?"
Food Bank Situation
He directed Fiona to a food bank knowing Scarlett's primary meals are pharmacy sweet potato jars and oatmeal. Food bank had only whole vegetables — unsuitable. Fiona attempted to recreate the jar recipe; Scarlett refused. Fiona drove Uber Eats with Scarlett at night to earn money for food. Welfare took 3 months to process — retroactive $1,191 received March 2026.
Legal Relevance
Financial abandonment + child safety: Support reduced to below rent ($1,400/month) while earning $5,700/month. Every consequence of his financial withdrawal created real documented risk for Scarlett.
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Photo of handwritten suicide note — emailed to self same day
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Money for silence — Dec 30 message
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Support cut to $700 + Scarlett call — same message
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Income disclosure — $5,700 CAD/month confirmed
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YES OUR debt — written acknowledgment
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Sep 26 — brake concern + his minimizing response
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Racial slur + gendered slur — journal same day
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Voice note — Dec 4 incident (Scarlett knocked toward wall)
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Recording — "it depends on my body" / cannot hug Scarlett
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Instagram Live — "happy psychopath" / watch it burn (screen recorded)
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Uber Eats timestamped photos — 8:06 PM + 9:48 PM
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Notarized agreement — signed by both parties
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PayPal records — Celesteal Inc monthly payments
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BMO Mastercard statements — $20K debt highlighted
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Substack — "The Scar" — first-person self-harm account
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Threads — "ghosting his bloodline" (screen recorded)
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Instagram Live — "happy psychopath" / lighter / watch it burn
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Case Overview

Maynard v. Luckett

Primary Goal: Full déchéance de l'autorité parentale — complete termination of Maurice Luckett's parental authority under Article 606 C.c.Q. Secondary goals (child support until 18, 50% of $40K debt) are sought only if achievable alongside déchéance — never at the cost of the primary goal.

15+Documented Incidents
100%VA Disability — PTSD
$40KShared Debt (secondary)
~1 yrPhysical Absence
Applicant — Fiona Maynard
DOBJanuary 7, 1994
LocationMontreal, Quebec — NDG/Côte-des-Neiges
RoleSole primary caregiver since Scarlett's birth. 100% of all caregiving, medical, daycare, and daily decisions.
FinancialLegal aid eligible. Commission-based Manulife role (June 2026). Previously on welfare. $40K debt from relationship.
Represented byMe Bianca Scaramuzzi, Les Services Kazuko S.A. (supervised by Me Dario Hajjar). File K1695B.
Respondent — Maurice Luckett
DOBFebruary 13, 1985
LocationAustin, Texas, USA. Left Montreal July 29, 2025 — nine days after Scarlett's 2nd birthday.
Income~$5,700 CAD/month guaranteed VA disability. Stable, passive, lifelong.
Medical100% VA disability — severe PTSD (therapy attendance does not change the rating — confirms treatment-resistant severity). Self-disclosed NPD. Detached retina — cannot drive.
Represented byMe Alexandre Morin, Morin Avocat, Westmount QC. File AM-321.
Legal Strategy

Six Pillars of the Case

Each pillar independently supports déchéance. Primary objective: full severance. Child support and debt recovery are secondary only.

Pillar 01
Conjugal Violence & Coercive Control
Sustained pattern: financial coercion, emotional abuse, gaslighting, denial of incidents, dysregulation, yelling with Scarlett present, conditioning support on silence. Support reduced from nearly $2,700/month to $700/month while earning $5,700/month.
→ Article 606 C.c.Q. (2022) explicitly names conjugal violence as grounds for déchéance.
Pillar 02
Physical Safety — Scarlett Directly
December 4, 2024: knocked Scarlett (18 months) toward a wall during anger — blamed her. Also drove Scarlett in a dangerous car with failing brakes he was informed of, minimized, and refused to help fix. Justin confirmed car dangerous after fixing it Oct 22, 2025.
→ Physical endangerment of child and financial abandonment creating safety risk are central to best interest analysis.
Pillar 03
Documented Incapacity
100% VA disability — severe PTSD, treatment-resistant. Attends VA therapy; rating unchanged — confirms chronicity. Self-disclosed: cannot hug, lift, or comfort Scarlett. Hyperarousal, hypervigilance, distorted reality perception. Detached retina — cannot drive. Multiple suicide incidents. Published self-harm account (Substack 2020). Self-disclosed NPD by US military.
→ Federal incapacity he cannot contradict without losing disability income.
Pillar 04
Abandonment — Gladly
Left nine days after Scarlett's 2nd birthday. Absent nearly one year. Minimal genuine interest in contact until legal proceedings began. Publicly glorified abandoning his previous life on Instagram Live: lighter, shotgun sound, "watch it burn," evil laugh, "I'm a happy psychopath." Celebrated, not reluctant.
→ Abandonment + public glorification. No reasonable path to stable future caregiving role.
Pillar 05
Financial Abandonment
Reduced support nearly 75% from ~$2,700 to $700/month while earning $5,700/month. Directed family to food bank. Conditioned support on silence (Dec 30 — in writing). Left family facing eviction. Fiona drove Uber Eats with Scarlett to afford food. Car with dangerous brakes couldn't be fixed due to his support reduction.
→ Financial coercion explicitly named as conjugal violence in Article 606 (2022).
Pillar 06 — Best Interest
Best Interest of Scarlett
His disability makes independent caregiving demonstrably unsafe — his own admission. His conduct shows Scarlett is not at the center of his concerns. Forced contact perpetuates harm to primary caregiver. Growing psychological risk from documented reality distortion as she ages. Quebec courts have held a mother's ongoing trauma from forced contact is not in the child's best interest.
→ Both cumulative Article 606 criteria met: serious grounds AND best interest of the child.
Direct Quotations

His Own Words

Every quote is Maurice Luckett's own statement — written, recorded, or publicly published. No interpretation required.

"I cannot ground myself and am a danger inside unless I go outside."
November 20, 2024 — in shared home with Scarlett present
Self-admission of danger in the family home with Scarlett present.
"There are lots of times I just can't hug her." / "If my body cannot do anything I will not move." / "It depends on my body."
December 5, 2024 — recorded conversation
Self-admitted incapacity for basic caregiving — his own recorded words.
"YES OUR debt."
November 27, 2025 — text message
Written acknowledgment of the $40K debt as shared.
"That's not right and can impact my business, which also then impacts me being able to send money if I can't make money."
December 30, 2025 — text message
Explicit written conditioning of Scarlett's basic needs on Fiona's silence.
"You being white is not the only reason I don't like you, I don't like you because you're a bitch."
July 15, 2025 — recorded in digital journal same date
Gendered slur combined with racial reference directed at Scarlett's mother.
"I'm probably somewhat of a psychopath, which is OK. I'm a happy psychopath." / Describes multiple voices he pours two cups of tea for and converses with.
Public Instagram Live — 2026 (screen recorded)
Public voluntary self-identification while simultaneously pursuing legal access to a three-year-old.
"And I cut my right arm. Inside of the forearm, tracking toward the elbow, about four inches. [...] It was quiet. It was intentional."
Published Substack — 2020 — voluntary public account
Published first-person self-harm account. Multi-year pattern: 2020 (self-harm), Nov 2024 (written note), Oct 2025 (phone threat).
"Demons that I used Seraphim energy to remove from your stomach, lungs and both intestines, AND to free your mother from the debt your family owes to The Shadow Realm — which I sacrificed my life for."
Text message — presented as factual reality during an argument
Strongest documented evidence of disconnection from shared reality — stated as undisputed fact.
Legal Framework

Article 606 C.c.Q. — The Law

In force June 6, 2023. The 2022–2023 amendments explicitly named conjugal violence as grounds for déchéance.

Article 606 — Civil Code of Quebec — In Force June 6, 2023
"Deprivation of parental authority may be decreed by the court, on the application of any interested person, against a father, mother or parents, one of them or a third person to whom it was granted, if serious grounds and the best interest of the child justify such a measure, particularly because of the presence of family violence, including conjugal violence, or sexual violence."
✓Serious Grounds: Conjugal violence, coercive control, physical incident involving Scarlett, financial abandonment, suicide note, self-harm history, 100% disability with self-admitted incapacity, reality distortion across multiple documented sources.
✓Best Interest of the Child: Independent caregiving demonstrably unsafe. Forced contact perpetuates harm to primary caregiver. Growing psychological risk as Scarlett ages.
✓Conjugal Violence (2022): Financial coercion and coercive control explicitly covered. The Dec 30 money-for-silence message is the clearest single example.
Child Support Alongside Déchéance
✓At least one Quebec judgment has granted total déchéance AND child support in the same ruling. Child support is the child's right — it survives termination of parental authority.
!To resolve with Bianca: She indicated pursuing déchéance may preclude child support. This conflicts with case precedent and Article 585 C.c.Q. Needs resolution before strategy finalizes.
!Fiona's position: Full severance is the primary non-negotiable goal. Child support and 50% debt contribution sought only if achievable alongside déchéance — never instead of it.
VA Disability + Therapy Attendance
✓100% VA disability = severe and not expected to substantially improve. Therapy attendance is already factored into this rating — the 100% exists alongside treatment, confirming treatment-resistant severity.
✓He cannot claim improved parenting capacity to a Quebec court while maintaining the disability rating that provides $5,700/month. Any claim of rehabilitation contradicts the basis of his income.
Quebec Jurisprudence

Case Precedents

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Coercive Control as Serious Grounds
"Coercive control creates fear of the partner's reactions if certain arbitrary rules are not respected. The Court is of the opinion that domestic violence which results in coercive control constitutes a serious reason justifying partial or total forfeiture of parental authority under Article 606 C.c.Q., because it has an irreparable impact on children born of a dysfunctional union."
Our case: Dec 30, 2025 money-for-silence message conditions Scarlett's basic needs on compliance with an arbitrary rule.
Mother's Ongoing Symptoms as Best Interest Factor
"The trial judge concluded that déchéance was necessary because the psychological symptoms the mother experienced as a result of the violence she suffered would persist as long as she was forced to maintain contact with the father due to their joint obligations toward their child."
Our case: Forced ongoing contact through joint parental obligations perpetuates harm to Fiona — directly affecting Scarlett's stability.
Sole Caregiver / Legal Structure Disconnected from Reality
"Maintaining the defendant's parental authority would risk perpetuating a legal structure disconnected from the family reality experienced by the child. Parental authority is not based solely on the biological link, but also on the actual and sustained exercise of the responsibilities it entails."
Our case: Fiona has been sole caregiver since birth. His disability makes future stable caregiving structurally implausible.
Total Déchéance + Child Support in Same Ruling
"GRANTS the application for deprivation of parental authority, for a change of name and the child support; ORDERS the total deprivation of parental authority; EXEMPTS the child from her obligation of support to the defendant."
Our case: Full déchéance and child support are not mutually exclusive. Child support is the child's right — it survives termination of parental authority.
Proactive Defense

His Anticipated Claims — Context & Response

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CLAIM: The legal document was coercion / blackmail▾
Context: Maurice was leaving for Texas. Fiona said she would not travel to the US without a written agreement because she genuinely feared he would prevent Scarlett from returning to Canada. This was an honest, documented safety concern.

Notary Defense: Signed before a notary whose role is to confirm voluntary signing without duress. He raised no objection at signing.

His Own Words Defeat This: In the same exchange where he called it blackmail, he agreed: "Yes, I'll stop talking about breaking up."
CLAIM: She controlled my movements — library, working with women▾
Context: By June 2025, Fiona had documented evidence of Maurice looking at explicit content while pregnant, replying to women on social media against agreed boundaries, and consistently refusing to hold emotional space for her while demonstrating capacity to do so for other women. Her concern was a direct reaction to documented trust breaches — not baseline controlling behavior.
CLAIM: She tracked my location — controlling▾
Context: Both parties agreed to mutual location sharing from early in the relationship. Her monitoring intensified during (1) discovery of explicit content while pregnant and (2) his active suicidal ideation — monitoring his safety, not his movements. Courts assess function, not just form.
CLAIM: She made me kneel — racially charged humiliation▾
Context: Occurred immediately after he called her a bitch and a slut. She asked him to acknowledge the harm.

Mutuality Defense: The day after, Maurice made the same request of Fiona — she complied. This establishes it as a mutual dynamic in the relationship, not racial humiliation. He also documented a pattern of weaponizing race accusations as a control mechanism throughout the relationship.
CLAIM: She isolated me — no friends in Canada▾
Context: Maurice chose to relocate internationally. Geographic distance from his network is a natural consequence of his own decision. His PTSD-related social withdrawal is documented in his own words — his isolation pattern predates this relationship.
CLAIM: She wouldn't let me get therapy with a woman▾
Truth: Fiona did not object to therapy. She expressed discomfort with him processing emotional intimacy with a female therapist because he consistently refused to hold that space for her. He has attended VA therapy for years — his 100% rating is unchanged, confirming treatment-resistant severity, not that therapy was withheld.
CLAIM: She said she didn't want to be alive — also suicidal▾
Her Own Words Provide Context: In the documented August 2025 exchange, Fiona immediately self-contextualized: "Because when I say I don't wanna be alive anymore, I'm still committed to working through relationship dynamics via communication and forgiveness."

Categorical Difference: Fiona's statement was relational exhaustion, self-explained in the same message. Maurice's pattern: written note (Nov 2024), published self-harm account (Substack 2020), second phone threat (Oct 2025). One is a figure of speech. The other is a documented multi-year clinical pattern.
CLAIM: She called me names — compiled list▾
Context: Several items on his list are common expressions not widely understood as racial slurs. The remaining labels are characterizations of his behavior in reactive moments — not a sustained pattern of verbal abuse. His list also contains the Shadow Realm statement — presented as factual reality — which is among the strongest evidence of disconnection from shared reality.

The Asymmetry: His verbal abuse includes "FUCK YOU" with physical aggression, "bitch," and "slut" — a sustained initiating pattern. Hers are reactions.
CLAIM: She took Scarlett without permission — child abduction (8-hour trip)▾
Context: Immediately before this trip, Maurice declared he would not hold emotional space. Fiona left location sharing active throughout. She visited her sister — a family member — and returned home.

The Irony: Maurice threatened to leave on four documented occasions and departed July 29, 2025 — nine days after Scarlett's birthday — subsequently publicly glorifying it. An 8-hour family visit with active location sharing is not child abduction.
Counsel Notes

For Bianca — Questions & Notes

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Child Support + Déchéance — Open Question
Fiona's position: full déchéance is the primary non-negotiable goal. Child support until Scarlett turns 18 is sought only if achievable alongside déchéance. At least one Quebec case has granted both in the same ruling. Please clarify whether this is legally impossible or a practical enforcement concern (Texas).
VA Disability & Therapy Attendance
Maurice attends VA therapy. This does not change the argument — 100% rating exists alongside therapy, confirming treatment-resistant severity. The legal question is whether concrete measures have improved caregiving capacity. Years of therapy with no rating change is evidence the condition is severe and not substantially improving.
NPD Diagnosis — To Pursue
Maurice self-disclosed a Narcissistic Personality Disorder diagnosis by the US military. Dario mentioned we may be able to formally request this through VA/military records. Can we pursue this? If confirmed, directly relevant to incapacity and best interest analysis.
Strategic Disclosure
Fiona's preference: disclose only what is legally required to opposing counsel at each stage. Do not give the other side time to prepare against the full weight of evidence. Please advise on what is required vs. discretionary at each stage.
Additional Concern — Unverified
There is one further matter to raise in consultation — a concern of a more serious nature regarding Maurice's behavior toward minors. Remains unverified. Should not distract from primary arguments which are independently winnable. Will detail at first meeting.
Correspondence

Key Emails to Counsel