Missouri woman pays child support to help mother avoid jail
Some months, when Rebecca Greenwell’s emphysema makes it too difficult to go to work, or she doesn’t land enough day labor jobs, she comes up short on her 20-year-old daughter’s child support. So her daughter helps pay it. If Greenwell misses payments, the county can lock her up for six months. She did spend three […]
Missouri woman pays child support to help mother avoid jail
Some months, when Rebecca Greenwell’s emphysema makes it too difficult to go to work, or she doesn’t land enough day labor jobs, she comes up short on her 20-year-old daughter’s child support. So her daughter helps pay it. If Greenwell misses payments, the county can lock her up for six months. She did spend three […]
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