Ethan’s lawyer started to speak.
“Your Honor, my client—”
“No,” Judge Kline interrupted. “Your client will answer.”
Ethan swallowed.
“I… I don’t know what she’s talking about.”
Judge Kline didn’t raise her voice. She didn’t need to.
“Then you will have no objection to a full forensic accounting of all accounts, entities, trusts, and transfers during the marriage.”
Ethan’s attorney shifted uncomfortably.
“That process could take months.”
“Good,” Judge Kline replied calmly. “We’ll take them.”
She issued temporary orders immediately. Ethan was prohibited from moving any assets—personally or through any entity he controlled. He was required to produce full financial documentation: bank statements, LLC records, invoices, communications with Madison and her company.
She also ordered him to pay my legal fees for the time being as a sanction.
Ethan’s face turned red.
“This is insane.”
Judge Kline looked at him coolly.
“What’s insane is believing you can mislead this court and walk away without consequences.”
Madison leaned toward her attorney, whispering frantically. If the invoices were fake, she wasn’t just the girlfriend—she was part of the scheme.
What followed wasn’t dramatic.
It was procedural.