Does Joe actually have kids?
Joe has six kids. Two are still minors, I believe. He is also a grandfather.
He helps small Orthodox businesses with legal financial help. This is not an excuse but it is worth noting that Joe exists in a very insular Orthodox community that is very suspicious of outsiders. From what I understand women do almost all the childcare in these communities,
In school performances last year and the year before C. R. was small but less thin. Also he was cast as a fork. A fork. My dude. Solidarity; I was “cast” as a maple leaf once.
CR also seems to be accomplished in debate. I know this because Nick has mentioned on streams that his son participates in debate competitions. Now that his name is public (unfortunately), it's easy to find the competitions. He appears to debate with another boy and has placed well in regional competitions. Nick also recently mentioned that he was named a National Merit Scholar, or was applying to be one. The details escape me. (One of the boys also recently lettered in soccer, though I'm not sure which one.)
I bring this up for two reasons.
First, CR is busy and may have stayed that way to avoid dealing with the chaos of his family life. Despite Nick's negative comments about college, I wouldn't be surprised if that's what CR is working toward. Doing laundry would be at the bottom of his list. He was probably trying to get out.
Second, the child neglect charges will probably be dropped. If the kids regularly attended and succeeded in activities like church, theater, sports, and dance, the system would view that favorably. While CPS can continue to monitor the situation, those will be closed filings.