Stephanie Spent Nineteen Thousand Dollars on a Wedding and Changed Her Will

bottom. The ink of my own signature had dried to a dark, flat blue, official and permanent.

“What is the next step?” I asked.

Arthur closed the binder and took a slow sip of his tea. “The state registration will be finalized by Friday at noon.”

“Will there be a public notice?”

Arthur nodded, setting his cup down. “The local registry requires a standard continue reading …