We dont know what got her into "financial difficulties."
This is purely speculation (just as an example), but often when folks turn to crimes like these because of "financial difficulty" they got into that position in the first palce through illicit acitivies (such as drug use). If I had a parent like that I don't believe I'd be supporting them financially.

Just another thing to consider, and another reason why it would be wrong to drag the kids name into it (like he was a bad guy),