Later Teens
Jones believed she had been typecast. She enrolled in Westchester High School and returned to a life outside the entertainment industry.
Jones' parents went through a bitter divorce in 1965 and carried on a long feud over custody of Anissa and her younger brother, Paul. In 1973, custody was awarded to their father, but he died of heart disease shortly thereafter. When her brother went to live with their mother, Jones moved in with a friend and began skipping school. Her mother reported Jones to the police as a runaway. She was sent to juvenile hall and spent many months in state custody, after which she was allowed to live with her mother; however, Jones began shoplifting and taking drugs. In 1975, she dropped out of high school altogether and briefly worked at a Playa Del Rey doughnut shop.
On her 18th birthday, in March 1976, Jones gained control of saved earnings from her work in Family Affair, about US$180,000 (roughly equal to $700,000 in 2009), which was being held in a trust fund and U.S. Savings Bonds. Jones and her brother Paul then rented an apartment together not far from their mother.
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