Chapter 22 - Veronica’s sentencing
Veronica was sixty-three.
No criminal history.
Restitution under civil judgment largely paid by then.
Assault probation compliance.
Financial offense involved abuse of sister’s trust but limited criminally proven amount.
Defense requested:
Community control.
No incarceration.
Prosecution requested:
Short jail term.
Judge imposed:
Six months jail, suspended except thirty days to serve.
Two years probation.
Financial-fiduciary restriction:
No acting as POA, trustee, or financial agent for vulnerable/nonspouse family members during probation.
Complete financial ethics counseling? Maybe not standard; use probation conditions with no fiduciary roles.
Criminal restitution for proven amount credited against civil payments to avoid double recovery.
Good.
No double collection.
She served:
Thirty days.
Not years.
Then assault probation terms ran concurrently where legally possible? Could be coordinated.
No contact with Elaine except through counsel unless Elaine later consents.
No contact with me unless I consent.
Then baby.
Could Veronica see Nora during jail? No.
After release:
Maybe supervised family contact resumed if Daniel and I chose.
No court-created grandparent right.
Then Veronica finally lost the thing she valued most:
Not money.
Automatic access.
May you like
Every visit now required someone else to say yes.
That was consequence.
