Chapter 6 - MICHAEL BENNETT
Trisha’s first husband, Michael Bennett, died in a plane accident when Kara was twelve.
He had owned a regional logistics company.
Not billionaire money.
Enough.
Michael left Kara a trust.
Education.
Housing.
Health.
At thirty, remaining principal would pass into her control.
If Kara died before thirty, her descendants inherited.
If no descendants existed, part went to charity and part to Trisha under a marital settlement provision.
That detail mattered later.
At Michael’s death, trust value:
$3.2 million.
By the time Sophie was born:
$4.1 million.
Current:
Nearly $4.9 million.
Independent trustee:
Columbia Fiduciary Services.
Family contact:
Trisha initially.
Then Kara after adulthood.
Then, five years earlier:
Dennis Stanley.
“How?” I asked.
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Kara had signed a temporary authorization during a medical crisis.
At least that was what the file showed.
