When 35-year-old Mitchelle Blair fell behind on her rent, it came as no surprise. Living in one of the most impoverished cities in the US, the single mum-of-four was unemployed, had little education.
She’d had two daughters with Alexander J Dorsey, 35, who she’d lived with for several years. But, when they separated, Dorsey showed little interest in any contact with the family, and a court would later hear he owed around $39,000 (nearly £30,000) in child support.
Mitchelle went on to have two sons with another ex-partner Steven Berry, 31, but he was in and out of prison and, according to a court hearing, he also owed around $12,000 (about £9,000) in child support.
Despite this, Mitchelle’s children were homeschooled and she was proud of their achievements, even sticking…
