cesar's family is virtually nonexistent. his mother abandoned him to the care of his grandmother when he was 5 and hasn't really seen her since. he never knew his father save for the stories he's heard. and his grandmother is now living in an ALF suffering from dementia. his family is what he's made of it with longtime friends like jacq and chris. so even if they aren't blood-related, they could be a family of sorts anyway. maybe j also lived in the same neighborhood as ces and jacq? although their hood would be considered poverty there are some nicer homes on the outskirts of that area.