<p>Your situation is a little blurry because normally when there is ordered child support which ends at graduation, you can show that to the school and they can adjust your FAFSA to reflect that the money is no longer coming in.</p>
<p>"Dad gives money that we think of as child support. There is no legal requirement to do so and he is not always consistent about doing it. I have no confidence that it will even continue when she is gone to college. Though it appears that I have high assets, I will be living on my savings for the next 10 years so they have to last. "</p>
<p>You didn’t ask this question, but I wonder why you would not seek a divorce WITH court ordered spousal support IF your H won’t continue to provide money once the D graduates. You’ve been married awhile, your income is far below his, it would seem that he would have to pay spousal support for at least a few years while you get back on your feet job-wise or whatever. </p>
<p>you don’t need for the divorce to be final for you to get ordered support in the meantime. If your H thinks that your D’s support is about $20k per year, then certainly a wife would need at least that much, too. </p>
<p>I am a little shocked to think that one well-paid spouse could just “cut-off” the other low-paid spouse just because their child has graduated.</p>