My daughter-in-law thought a text message could justify leaving my grandson unsupervised at the airport.

I reviewed the legal document in James’s office during a gloomy Thursday afternoon, experiencing that specific, chilly sense of certainty that arises when a lingering suspicion is finally confirmed in writing. It was not resentment that I felt, but absolute clarity.

“She needs evidence of the influence,” James said. “The fact that you were the caregiver continue reading …