[PLUG-TALK] Talk - financial aid options

Jeme A Brelin jeme at brelin.net
Wed Dec 9 21:45:21 UTC 2009


On Wed, 9 Dec 2009, Michael wrote:
> I have a niece with divorced parents.  As she prepares for her first 
> year of college her dad is stonewalling on providing the information 
> needed for financial aid applications.  This is consistent with his 
> shirking child support payments....
>
> For you PLUGers in college, do any of you know what my niece's options 
> are for working around her dad's refusal to cooperate?

If he's not making child support payments, he's likely not reporting her 
as a dependent on his tax forms.  If that's the case, then she doesn't 
have to give his financial information... at least not on a FAFSA form.

J.


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