The separation motion cleared the state registry at nine fourteen a.m. Elena watched the confirmation email load on her terminal. Joint authorization voided. Corporate routing reverted to primary Vance ownership. Spousal exemption dissolved. She saved the file, closed the browser, and pulled up the commercial banking portal. She expected the ledger to stabilize. Instead, the dashboard loaded in red.
Secondary reserve account: frozen. Pending compliance review. Dual signature required for release.
She clicked the account details. A compliance code appeared at the top. Seven-four-two. Separation filing triggered regulatory freeze protocol. Without spousal exemption, secondary capital locks under federal audit guidelines, Wire transfers suspended. Payroll routing paused. Vendor payout queues locked. She picked up her phone and dialed the commercial desk. Put the call on speaker.
