11.20.08 | 2009-2010 FAFSA Questions 16-17
This question pertains the marital status of the STUDENT, not the parents of the student. Marital status is one of the determining factors of who is considered an independent student. If you are married,
you are automatically an independent student for financial aid purposes. You must report that you are married if you are indeed hitched!
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If you get married say in September of the year before and your new spouses income is extremely high but you didn’t live with them, how come they still use their income?
November 29th, 2008 | #
More typos!!! Next to last sentence needs to be corrected to “independent” student.
November 30th, 2008 | #
More and MORE typos: “determining factors of whos is considered” should be corrected…. “who is considered” or “who’s considered”
November 30th, 2008 | #
@Tosha: when you’re married, the US Department of Education’s formula assumes your spouse will be supporting you.
December 1st, 2008 | #
Well me and my husband and I was only together 3 months of 2006 period and I had no control over his income and by 2007 he was unemployed so therefore I had to pay for school when I didn’t have the money.
December 1st, 2008 | #
@Tosha: unfortunately, that’s the case with the way taxes and financial years are structured.
December 10th, 2008 | #
So my parents are divorced and have been for about 5 years now. This past year I lived with my mother and also have been living on my own. I do not speak to my father. And my mother is not remarried. My mother was in custody of me and now I am 19 and she no longer has custody.What do I do? Everything I read makes it sound like I HAVE to include 2 sets of parental income. Is there any way to get around that? Or what would I put for my father’s information?
January 8th, 2009 | #
morgan…you just need to put your mothers information in the parent section on the FAFSA. If your parents are divorced and you are under the age of 24, you just use the parents info who you live with primarily. even if you live on your own as well, you still need her info until you are 24. (unless you get married, have a child, or join the military)
January 9th, 2009 | #
Ya I understand that I MUST put my mother’s information and that is fine. But what about my father? Do I put zero? Leave it blank? Because everything I have read makes it sound like I must have 2 sets of parental income.
January 9th, 2009 | #
There is not a separate section on the FAFSA for your mom and your dad…there is just a general “parent” section. In that section you just use your moms info, that’s it. Your dad does not need to be included whatsoever.
January 9th, 2009 | #
Can I sell the books after I am finished with them.
January 10th, 2009 | #
So I really need to apply for financial aid…I have moved into my own place for the first time and I am on my own without my parents. Since then, about three months ago, my parents are refusing to pay for anything regardless if it is schooling to medical attention. I really want to apply for FAFSA but without using my parents income information..because it is irrelevant to my current situation…ANY SUGGESTIONS?!
May 7th, 2009 | #
My Husband and I both received financial Aid going to College.I’m 22 yearsold,divorced now and applying for aid and was told I have to show my Mothers and Stepfathers Tax returns.I was raised by my Grand Parents from Birth on and have no contact what soever with my Mother and Stepfather
September 29th, 2009 | #