Her parents were seen feeding the children bread and water! They were getting 5K every month for support of these girls!! From channel 5 news

"In court today it was revealed that David Cannon, Anke's ex-husband, adopted the children while they were together. Cannon traveled to Belize on various occasions to visit his daughters. Cannon also provided his ex-wife with monthly maintenance of five thousand four hundred U.S. dollars for the proper care of the children. Shocked by Faye Lin's demise, Cannon has been in Belize since July seventh, working along with the respective local authorities. "