<p>Momofaknight, that was my point exactly. There really is no way to verify the information if a student is a beneficiary from a relatives 529. </p>
<p>Rentof2, you are right. They really shouln’t ask the question because of lack of verifiability(wd?). It puts people in a position of questioning if they should be forthcoming or not, because one family’s finances has nothing to do with anothers.</p>