“Sara suggested there may be some confusion about it.”
Gabriel turned toward me.
“You told me this was your house,” I said.
“Sara.”
“You told me you were the man of the house and that your decision overruled mine.”
“I was angry.”
“You were asserting authority.”
“I didn’t mean it literally.”
Patricia spoke before I could answer.
“Legally, neither spouse has unilateral ownership authority over jointly owned property.”
Gabriel leaned back.
“So this is about Helen going downstairs?”
“Yes.”
“It was one night.”
“One night was enough.”
Patricia continued. “Sara invited Helen into a designated guest room in a home Sara co-owns. Changing that arrangement without consulting Sara was not solely your decision to make.”
“Helen is a guest.”
“Yes,” Patricia said. “Sara is not.”
Gabriel had no answer.
Then Patricia removed a second document.
