POV: Yessica | Location: Edinburgh
Diana called at nine forty-seven Friday morning.
"It's filed," she said. "Time-stamped, on record, confirmed by the court clerk twenty minutes ago. The Parental Responsibility Declaration is registered under Scottish family law. Edinburgh has primary jurisdiction." A pause — the first non-professional pause Diana had allowed herself since Wednesday. "We're done. Catherine's petition has no standing."
Yessica sat at the kitchen table with both hands wrapped around a mug.
"Thank you," she said.
"Don't thank me yet. There will be future proceedings — access arrangements, parental planning, all of that. This isn't the end of the legal picture."
"I know."
"But the immediate threat is gone." Diana's voice settled. "You made it to Friday, Yessica."
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