<p>Thank you so much for all your help. I think I have a pretty good chance overriding my dependency and receiving an independent status because I have over 9 documents pertaining to my my moms mental ilness and abuse which caused a social worker to send me to live with family in new york. I read on a lot of fafsa blogs and my schools financial link that in extreme cases of abuse and mental illnessof the custodial parent a student can be granted independence. Thank you for helping</p>