His father, a construction company owner, deserted the family and left them poor.

When she was two years old her father deserted the family.

Her father deserted the family soon after she was born.

If that came out even his own father would desert him.

When Graham was three years old, his father had deserted the family.

Jones's father deserted the family when his daughter was a child.

His father deserted the family before Robert was three years old, leaving them impoverished.

The main reason, though, is that my father deserted the family when I was eight.

Her father deserted the family when she was a little girl.

His father, a railroad cook, deserted the family in 1924.