it's possible, but LW really dwells on the money issue, in a way that seems pretty repugnant to me.

Not signing paperwork saying "Can't pay, won't pay" seems pretty repugnant to me. It's a signature, not a pound of flesh.

LW also implicitly states that her parents don't appear to be interested in her kids as actual people. I'd really like to know what she means by that, exactly, but as it's one of the first thing she says I kinda think it's one of the more important things.