They were men who had been contractors, or they had been building houses and they had lost their jobs after the housing boom, and they were in this group because they were failing to pay their child support.
Eran hombres que habían sido contratistas, o que habían construido casas, y que habían perdido el empleo después del boom inmobiliario y estaban en este grupo porque no podían pagar la manutención de los hijos.