Married at age 13, Aziza Jan turned to prostitution after her husband divorced her several years ago and left her to support six children, she said.
Marion – who first married George Harewood, and after Harewood left her (Britten supported Marion throughout), married Jeremy Thorpe – was herself a fine pianist who would go on to found the Leeds International Pianoforte Competitio.
The first was her husband, who died seven years ago and left her struggling to support her 10 children with the income she earned planting cassava.
"Having isolated Soon-Yi from her family, he left her with no visible support system," Justice Wilk wrote.
Harris said Gray had "dishonestly" completed the application forms to receive the benefit and added: "This is not a marine who struggles with literacy or difficult concepts, this is a senior naval officer". Gray's wife, who was called as a prosecution witness, told the court her husband had left her with no financial support when they sold the family home in Bath for about £640,000.
Ofelia (Wanda Arriaga), whose compulsive-gambler husband has died and left her with three children to support, is desperately trying to keep up appearances while drowning in debt.
Her marriage to Martin Lambert had ended in 1967 after five years, leaving her to support two children as a single mother.
For instance, Bobbie, a lone parent with four children, had her tax credits stopped in May, leaving her to support her family for four months on £130 a week.
Her parents, who were born into slavery, were very active in the Republican party during Reconstruction but died during an outbreak of yellow fever when Wells-Barnett was 16, leaving her to support her siblings by working as a teacher in Tennessee.
He died in a traffic accident 11 years ago, leaving her to support her family.
