PHOTOSBankruptcy & Food Stamps! Inside Catelynn Lowell's Sad Childhood With Her Single Mother
Aug. 15 2016, Published 6:49 p.m. ET
These days, Catelynn Lowell is doing much better! The Teen Mom OG star is now happily married to Tyler Baltierra and the mother of 1-year-old Novalee, however, her childhood days were anything but happy!
According to documents obtained by RadarOnline.com, Cate's mother, April Stotts, filed for bankruptcy back in 2006.
The mother-of-three filed the paper work in Michigan on August 9, 2006, claiming she had $30 in cash and no open bank accounts. The filing came three years prior to Cate's rise to fame on 16 & Pregnant.
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April supported her family in her mobile home with food stamps and other government aid.
As seen on the MTV reality shows, 16 & Pregnant and Teen Mom OG, April struggled with drug and alcohol addiction. But these days, is doing much better.
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