<p>*FAFSA views this support as a CHOICE you are making. You could just as easily make the choice to fund your child’s college education. *</p>
<p>Right… The FAFSA thinking must be that it wouldn’t be right to expect tax-payer aid for a child’s college education when a family is choosing to spend its money on relatives who aren’t part of their household. The thinking is that family dollars should go to the immediate family’s needs first, and then if money is left over, the family can choose to support relatives. If the family chooses to do otherwise, that’s fine, but the family can’t expect a lower EFC for it.</p>