“I told her that if she didn’t withdraw the filing tomorrow, I would file for divorce,” Peter told me. The next morning, Tiffany called me with a tone that sounded almost offended.

“This could have been settled between family, Rosalind, and you didn’t have to make it a legal issue,” she snapped. “You made it a legal issue when you forged documents to steal my home,” I replied.

“I was only thinking about the future,” she argued. “The future does not give you the right to steal my present,” I told her firmly.

That same day, Simon filed a formal complaint of land registry fraud to block any attempt to seize the house. Before the matter escalated into a courtroom, Tiffany withdrew the proceedings.

She sent a letter drafted by a lawyer calling it a “misunderstanding” and a “document prepared in error.” There was not a single real apology or a word of shame from her.

I decided not to pursue criminal charges for one reason only, which was my son. I didn’t want my grandchildren to grow up hearing that their grandmother had sent their mother to jail.