In that scribe for bankrupt, it said 12 kids. That was in 2011.
I'm not even understand HOW you get that a far in debt...even with 12 kids. You stop having what you can't afford. There wasn't a reason they couldn't repay their debt. Guess that's neither here or there.
What is important is all the kids. Maybe his $80K 401K can be used to pay the govt for taking care of his kids now. I can't imagine what their medical bills will end up being, and the long term effect this will have on them mentally and physically. I pray those kids get the help they need to move away from this.
And YES, dig at their former residences, and their current. Some of the kids might be able to remember a child or baby dying.
I did see a few minor medical bills, but nothing for something like a delivery, surgery, IVF, etc. Very minor bills. One was $10.. tell me they couldn't pay that!