When the divorce was filed, the family had almost no money coming in. Jill and the children were living in a Seattle apartment, and her only income was $531 a month from welfare. Dad Vasudeva, meanwhile, listed his yearly income as zero, and the couple’s home in a northern Seattle suburb was up for sale.

After the divorce, “Vasudeva was allowed visitation rights and spent as much time as possible with the children, but Sanjaya and Shyamali lived mostly with their mother,�? reports Harry Terhanian. Sanjaya himself has said his mom, Jill, “taught me pretty much everything I know about life and how to live it effectively.�? In 1996, Jill and the kids moved to Hawaii, where they lived for four years before returning to Washington. Jill remarried shortly thereafter, but her husband passed away, says a friend.