When my mom passed, I was shocked to learn she’d left everything — her house, savings, and jewelry — to my ex-husband, Nasir. It didn’t make sense. Mom was meticulous and would never leave me, her only child, out of her will. Suspicious, I confronted Nasir, but he brushed it off, saying she was “overwhelmed.” Digging deeper, I discovered the lawyer who drafted the will, Caleb Drury, wasn’t even licensed and had gone to college with Nasir.

With the help of Reina, a pro bono lawyer, we uncovered that the will had no legal verification and was full of fake notarizations. Then I found my mom’s journal entry expressing unease about Nasir “bringing someone by” to help with paperwork — proof she had doubts. Reina presented everything in court, including bank records showing $3,500 transferred from my mom’s account to Caleb two days before the will was changed, with a check signed by Nasir using her forged signature.

The judge declared the will invalid, reverting to an older, legitimate version that left everything to me and small gifts to family and her church. Nasir’s lies crumbled under questioning, and he was fined for attempted fraud. Still, Caleb disappeared, leaving an unsettling loose end.

Months later, Caleb’s sister called to tell me he’d been caught forging documents for another family and was now in jail. Relief washed over me — not just for winning my mom’s case, but knowing that he and Nasir’s cruel scheme had finally been stopped.